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Costas Menegakis

Conservative on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-10-07

109 words · 6 sentences · 6 clauses

Replying to Cheryl Gallant (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the speech my colleague gave on the headlines but no deadlines bill. He mentioned that the bill was called “building Canada”. We had that bill ourselves, as I recall, under Harper. Would he make the distinction between this new bill that they call “building Canada strong”, but is actually the headlines without deadlines bill, and the bill that we put in after 2008 that actually got things built very quickly?”

Statement grade

Average 92 / 100

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

Thanks 22%Claims 74%Positioning 4%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 24 wordsI want to thank the colleague for recalling a time when the government actually took these projects seriously and when a minister took action.Thanks Claims · 52 wordsMinister Baird, at the time in charge of infrastructure, sat down with his colleagues in the ministry.¹ He gave them a directive to fast-track the approval process down to a one-page application and that resulted in 23,500 projects being built.² The current government and this Prime Minister have built 14 new offices.³ Positioning · 4 wordsCan members believe it?Positioning Claims · 29 wordsThey built 14 new centres for people to make decisions, just bloating and bloating the democracy with zero results for Canadians and not a single shovel in the ground.

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 69

2 of 2 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I want to thank the colleague for recalling a time when the government actually took these projects seriously and when a minister took action.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Can members believe it?”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 2 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 bill under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 2 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 2 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 · 3

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“Minister Baird, at the time in charge of infrastructure”John Baird served as minister in charge of infrastructure (under the Harper government).search
2“a one-page application and that resulted in 23,500 projects being built”Under minister Baird, infrastructure approval was fast-tracked to a one-page application, which resulted in 23,500 projects being built.search
3“have built 14 new offices”The current (Liberal) government and the current Prime Minister have built 14 new offices.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19