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Dan Mazier

Conservative on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-10-07

92 words · 5 sentences · 5 clauses

Replying to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague for his speech in which he talked about the importance of predictability, stability and transparency. I want to focus on the word “transparency”. With Bill C-5, the government introduced the concept of creating projects of national interest and giving a single minister the power to circumvent legislation. In this bill, the government takes things even further. Assessments used to take up to a maximum of three years, but now the government is reducing that to one year. I would like to hear my colleague’s thoughts on that. Will shortening a project’s assessment period improve the project? Is it not just the opposite? If we are being transparent, should projects not have to demonstrate why they are in the public interest?”

Statement grade

63 / 100, held down by Signal

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Claims 36%Positioning 64%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 9 wordsthe hon. member referred to the culture of transparency. Positioning · 26 wordsSadly, the Liberal government defaults to secrecy and non-transparency. I know the member and I experienced and witnessed that when the Liberals had a manufactured majority.Positioning Claims · 24 wordsAll of a sudden at the health committee, they shut off the cameras, shut down discussions and went into secretive mode because they could.¹Off point Positioning · 33 wordsIf this is any indication of how they are going to deal with all the other stuff that is being brought forward in this massive bill, I fear for our future in Canada.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for
Little substanceMuch of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 33

3 of 5 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Sadly, the Liberal government defaults to secrecy and non-transparency.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I know the member and I experienced and witnessed that when the Liberals had a manufactured majority.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “If this is any indication of how they are going to deal with all the other stuff that is being brought forward in this massive bill, I fear for our future in Canada.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 51

2 of 5 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I know the member and I experienced and witnessed that when the Liberals had a manufactured majority.”About a past health committee episode under a former Liberal majority, not the bill or the question about assessment timelines.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “All of a sudden at the health committee, they shut off the cameras, shut down discussions and went into secretive mode because they could.”About the conduct of the health committee in a previous Parliament, not the assessment changes or transparency provisions at issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 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 5 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 · 1

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“at the health committee, they shut off the cameras, shut down discussions”At the House of Commons health committee, the Liberal members turned off the cameras and shut down discussion, during the period when the Liberal government held what the speaker calls a manufactured majority.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19