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Burton Bailey

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-08

135 words · 6 sentences · 8 clauses

Replying to Andréanne Larouche (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I was particularly interested in the part of his speech that addressed natural health products. It is true that this is part of the economy. I have met with people from the sector on a few occasions. My colleague, the member for Montcalm, worked on the bill in the Standing Committee on Health. Unfortunately, the Liberals seem reluctant to engage fully on this issue. Although the Minister of Health has met with the pharmaceutical industry, she does not appear to have made the same effort to understand the challenges facing the natural health products sector. She has not even attempted to meet with representatives from this sector to gain a full appreciation of the complexity of the issue. What does my colleague make of the Liberals’ closed-minded attitude toward this association?”

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Procedure 4%Claims 49%Positioning 10%Aside 4%Promise 33%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 6 wordsthis is a very important question.Procedure Claims · 15 wordsBill C-224 was shut down yesterday at the health committee and stripped line by line.¹ Positioning · 13 wordsI felt like we had been misled by the Liberal health committee members.Positioning Claims · 51 wordsThis is truly going to hurt all of the natural health products people. The 80% of Canadians who use these products are going to be forced to either purchase them from the United States at a cheaper rate or pay more to have Canadian labelling and the bureaucracy of Health Canada.² Aside · 6 wordsI am still reeling from it, AsidePromise · 44 wordsbut I can assure members that the Conservatives will continue to fight for natural health products, Vague promiseand we will hear more about it in the House when this blank piece of paper that has been worked on since 2023 is presented in the House.³

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 · 76

3 of 4 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 “this is a very important question.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I felt like we had been misled by the Liberal health committee members.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I am still reeling from it,”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 4 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 4 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 · 83

1 of 4 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “will continue to fight for natural health products”A commitment with no measure, date or success condition named.

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“Bill C-224 was shut down yesterday at the health committee and stripped line by line”Bill C-224 was shut down at the health committee on October 7, 2026 and stripped line by line.search
2“The 80% of Canadians who use these products”80% of Canadians use natural health products.search
3“worked on since 2023”Bill C-224 has been worked on since 2023.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19