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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 75. The grade is held to 59, 30 above Relevance. 59 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
78 / 100
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Relevance
29 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
94 / 100
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Thanks 4% Claims 66% Positioning 11% The ask 14% Reasoning 4%
Structure · 12 steps
Claims · 9
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 8 words I really appreciate my colleague talking about Norway, Thanks Claims · 59 words because Norway, as my colleague knows, also has a sovereign wealth fund.1 They have taken a portion of finite resources from their oil and gas industry, and they have created a fund that is $1.7 trillion right now.2 In terms of royalties alone, they earn over $200 billion a year off those royalties.3 They have taken leadership on EVs.4 Partly on point Positioning · 5 words What did the Liberals do? Positioning Claims · 34 words They rolled back their commitment on the EV mandate.5 They created a sovereign wealth fund, 6 but they did not fund it with an excess profit tax or by taking royalties from oil and gas.7 Positioning · 8 words They are letting them have a free ride. Positioning Off point Claims · 8 words I keep bringing it up in the House.8 Positioning · 7 words We have this generational opportunity right now. Positioning Vague promise Claims · 7 words Oil and gas are posting record profits.9 The ask · 25 words Carve off some of those profits, invest in future generations and invest in projects for the future, like clean energy and like a transmission line. Partly on point Claims · 12 words Instead, they are just letting it flow to CEOs and their investors. Off point Reasoning · 8 words That is exactly what this bill is like. Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×11 Off point ×6 Positioning ×3 Thanks Vague promise Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.
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Signal · 78
4 of 22 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 Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I really appreciate my colleague talking about Norway,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “What did the Liberals do?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “They are letting them have a free ride.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “We have this generational opportunity right now.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 29
17 of 22 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.
Partly on point 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 → “because Norway,” About Norway’s model, raising the question’s subject without offering an alternative to the bill.
Partly on point 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 my colleague knows, also has a sovereign wealth fund.” Background on Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, not an alternative for speeding up projects.
Partly on point 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 → “They have taken a portion of finite resources from their oil and gas industry,” About Norway’s oil and gas revenues, not answering what he would do instead of the bill.
Partly on point 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 → “and they have created a fund that is $1.7 trillion right now.” A figure about Norway’s fund, not an answer to what alternatives he proposes.
Partly on point 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 → “In terms of royalties alone, they earn over $200 billion a year off those royalties.” Norway’s royalty earnings, staying on the question’s topic without proposing an alternative.
Partly on point 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 → “They have taken leadership on EVs.” Norway’s EV leadership, touching the question’s subject without addressing it.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “What did the Liberals do?” About the Liberals’ EV mandate record, a different subject from alternatives for speeding projects.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They rolled back their commitment on the EV mandate.” About the EV mandate rollback, not the predictability or project speed asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They created a sovereign wealth fund,” About the sovereign wealth fund’s creation, unrelated to the alternatives asked for.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “but they did not fund it with an excess profit tax or by taking royalties from oil and gas.” About funding the wealth fund through taxes and royalties, not the question’s subject.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “They are letting them have a free ride.” A criticism of the Liberals on oil and gas royalties, not alternatives to the bill.
Partly on point 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 → “I keep bringing it up in the House.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “We have this generational opportunity right now.” A general statement about opportunity, without proposing an alternative to the bill.
Partly on point 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 → “Oil and gas are posting record profits.” About oil and gas profits, related to his own proposal but not to speeding projects or predictability.
Partly on point 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 → “Carve off some of those profits, invest in future generations and invest in projects for the future, like clean energy and like a transmission line.” A proposal about taxing profits for clean energy, not the alternatives for project speed and predictability asked about.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “Instead, they are just letting it flow to CEOs and their investors.” About profits flowing to CEOs, a criticism unrelated to the alternatives asked for.
Partly on point 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 → “That is exactly what this bill is like.” A comparison of the bill to profit flows, discussing the bill but not answering what alternatives he offers.
Respect · 100
0 of 22 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 · 94
1 of 22 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “We have this generational opportunity right now” The speaker frames an undefined opportunity without naming any action, actor or measure attached to it.
Claims · 9
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 “also has a sovereign wealth fund” Norway has a sovereign wealth fund. search 2 “a fund that is $1.7 trillion right now” Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is worth about $1.7 trillion. search 3 “earn over $200 billion a year off those royalties” Norway earns over $200 billion a year in royalties from its oil and gas industry. search 4 “taken leadership on EVs” Norway has been a leader in electric vehicle adoption. search 5 “They rolled back their commitment on the EV mandate” The Liberal government rolled back its commitment on Canada’s electric vehicle sales mandate. search 6 “They created a sovereign wealth fund” Canada’s Liberal government created a sovereign wealth fund. search 7 “did not fund it with an excess profit tax or by taking royalties from oil and gas” Canada’s sovereign wealth fund was not funded with an excess profits tax or oil and gas royalties. search 8 “I keep bringing it up in the House” Gord Johns has repeatedly raised the issue of a sovereign wealth fund in the House of Commons. search 9 “Oil and gas are posting record profits” Canadian oil and gas companies are posting record profits. search
