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Kody Blois

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-08

166 words · 11 sentences · 12 clauses

Replying to Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to ask a question of my colleague from Kings—Hants. He referred to a big announcement today about heat pumps. Can he repeat to me what the benefits are of the great project he referred to?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 82 / 100

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

Procedure 2%Thanks 20%Claims 66%Anecdote 11%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 4 wordsI will with pleasure.Procedure Thanks · 34 wordsMy hon. colleague is someone with a lot of experience in the economy and someone who worked at the OECD prior to joining politics.¹ In fact, she was our ambassador and proudly served Canada.²Thanks Claims · 76 wordsToday’s announcement by the Prime Minister was about trying to support 800,000 homes across the country.³ It will allow anyone who is below the provincial median income to be eligible for up to a $10,000 grant to install a heat pump.⁴ Anyone who is above the provincial median income will be eligible for a $2,000 grant.⁵ This is investment in Canada. It will support manufacturing at home, but it will also lower energy bills for beneficiaries. Anecdote · 19 wordsI think of a lot of my own constituents who do not have the ability to make this happen.Anecdote Claims · 33 wordsWe have seen it happen in the Atlantic. This is a great national program that I know will make a difference in the members’ riding, in my riding and indeed across the country.Unearned certainty

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 58

4 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I will with pleasure.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “My hon. colleague is someone with a lot of experience in the economy and someone who worked at the OECD prior to joining politics.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “In fact, she was our ambassador and proudly served Canada.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “I think of a lot of my own constituents who do not have the ability to make this happen.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 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 motion under debate.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 72

1 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “I know will make a difference”The speaker asserts personal certainty about the program’s future effect without offering a source or measure.

Claims · 5

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“worked at the OECD prior to joining politics”Madeleine Chenette worked at the OECD before entering politics.search
2“she was our ambassador”Madeleine Chenette previously served as a Canadian ambassador.search
3“support 800,000 homes across the country”The Prime Minister’s October 8, 2026 heat pump announcement is aimed at supporting 800,000 homes across Canada.search
4“up to a $10,000 grant to install a heat pump”Under the programme announced on October 8, 2026, households below the provincial median income are eligible for up to a $10,000 grant to install a heat pump.search
5“eligible for a $2,000 grant”Under the programme announced on October 8, 2026, households above the provincial median income are eligible for a $2,000 grant for a heat pump.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19