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Evan Solomon

Liberal on Building Canada Strong Act 2026-10-07

109 words · 5 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Mario Simard (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, I hope to have better luck with the minister than I did with his two colleagues, the member for Halifax and the member for Guelph. I asked them earlier how fast-tracking the Pacific link pipeline was going to help us sell more oil to other countries. His colleague from Guelph told me that there would potentially be customers in Europe and Asia, which is completely false. I would like to remind the minister that 91% of our oil exports go to the United States. We are in the midst of a trade crisis. The government wants to use public money to build infrastructure that will benefit the Americans. I would like to know, once and for all, and especially from him, whether he thinks it makes sense to make Canadian and Quebec taxpayers foot the bill for infrastructure that will mainly benefit Americans.”

Statement grade

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Average 88 / 100

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

Thanks 16%Claims 50%Procedure 4%Reasoning 31%

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

Madam Speaker, Thanks · 7 wordsI thank my colleague for his question.Thanks Claims · 33 wordsFirst of all, I want to point out that the projects of this government have supported Quebec, as we saw with Churchill, the largest clean-energy infrastructure project in North America, ¹which benefited Quebec.Partly on point Procedure · 4 wordsThis is absolutely critical.Procedure Thanks · 10 wordsTo the member’s question, and it is a good question, ThanksClaims · 21 wordsas the member knows, we sell oil now to the United States at a discount because it is the only customer.² Reasoning · 34 wordsThis project would allow us to expand our markets to have the revenue to support the very projects we want to build and to support all Canadians and, of course, the people of Quebec.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 76

4 of 7 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 thank my colleague for his question.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “This is absolutely critical.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “To the member’s question,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “and it is a good question,”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 77

3 of 7 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.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “First of all, I want to point out that the projects of this government have supported Quebec,”It points to the government’s other projects supporting Quebec rather than to the pipeline question asked.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “as we saw with Churchill, the largest clean-energy infrastructure project in North America,”It cites Churchill Falls, a different project, and does not address the pipeline’s beneficiaries.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “which benefited Quebec.”It continues about Churchill Falls benefiting Quebec, not whether the pipeline would mainly benefit Americans.

Respect · 100

0 of 7 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 7 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 · 2

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“Churchill, the largest clean-energy infrastructure project in North America”The Churchill project is described as the largest clean-energy infrastructure project in North America.search
2“we sell oil now to the United States at a discount because it is the only customer”Canada currently sells its oil to the United States at a discount because the United States is Canada’s only oil customer.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19