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Luc Berthold

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-06

111 words · 4 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my highly esteemed colleague. The Bloc Québécois proposed a more targeted mechanism in which the excise tax on diesel would be credited for people who use it as an input when the price of diesel in a given quarter exceeds the price from the same quarter of the previous year by a certain number of percentage points. If the rate is set at 20%, for example, a 20% increase in prices compared with the same period in the previous year would automatically result in a refund for businesses and entrepreneurs affected by higher operating costs. This mechanism could be permanent, and it would be extremely easy to fund. In fact, my friend’s leader has always said that he is against corporate welfare. The biggest example of corporate welfare in this country is the oil and gas industry. Hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money are being used to subsidize it. If we got rid of just those subsidies, everyone would be happy, and the Bloc Québécois proposal would lower the price of diesel. Would my friend support such a proposal?”

Statement grade

A+

Average 98 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Reasoning 65%Procedure 7%Claims 14%Promise 14%

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Madam Speaker, Reasoning · 11 wordsI support any proposal that leaves more money in consumers’ pockets, Procedure · 8 wordsbut there is one aspect that troubles me.Procedure Claims · 15 wordsThe problem with the approach proposed by my colleague is that it creates more bureaucracy, Reasoning · 11 wordsbecause people are needed to do the counting and the calculations. Promise · 16 wordsWe Conservatives say that all taxes should be suspended quickly, immediately, until Canada Day next July. Reasoning · 50 wordsI understand that it will not be presented that way, but I believe that is the simplest and fastest solution and the one that would require the least paperwork while putting money back into people’s pockets right away, especially for those at home who are struggling to pay for groceries.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 90

1 of 1 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “but there is one aspect that troubles me.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 1 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the point put to the member, and the motion under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 1 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 100

0 of 1 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Nothing lost points.

Claims · 0

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Analysed on 2026-10-19