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Anthony Housefather

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-08

68 words · 5 sentences · 6 clauses

Replying to Pat Kelly (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, the member, at the beginning and at the end of his speech, denied a connection between the first part and second part of the motion. He says that the motion could have proposed concrete solutions. We have proposed other concrete solutions, including earlier this week, that they voted against. The first thing toward having a solution is to admit there is a problem. In this motion, we are asking the government to admit that after its 11 years, it has produced an affordability crisis. The member wants to blame external factors as if to say that over the last 11 years, when the government cancelled major projects, and now we need major projects, or imposed a carbon tax and then took it away, the government has not given us the present affordability crisis.”

Statement grade

D+

51 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Positioning 50%Claims 43%Reasoning 7%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 34 wordsit must be very sad to be sitting in the opposition and have nothing as a solution to propose for affordability and to create a motion that basically does not propose anything at all.PositioningOff point Claims · 13 wordsAffordability is a very important issue.Partly on point Affordability is a problem throughout western democracies. Reasoning · 5 wordsAffordability needs to be tackled. Claims · 16 wordsThis government is tackling it, Partly on pointVague promiseand the opposition has zero solutions to propose in today’s motion.¹Off point

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 47

1 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “it must be very sad to be sitting in the opposition and have nothing as a solution to propose for affordability and to create a motion that basically does not propose anything at all.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 21

5 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 motion 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 “it must be very sad to be sitting in the opposition and have nothing as a solution to propose for affordability and to create a motion that basically does not propose anything at all.”An attack on the opposition’s motion and lack of solutions, not the admission asked for.
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 “Affordability is a very important issue.”It names affordability as important but does not address whether the government caused the crisis.
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 “Affordability needs to be tackled.”It says affordability must be tackled without addressing whether the government produced the crisis.
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 “This government is tackling it,”It says the government is tackling affordability but does not answer whether it caused the crisis.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “and the opposition has zero solutions to propose in today’s motion.”An attack on the opposition’s motion in place of an answer to the admission asked for.

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 · 91

1 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “This government is tackling it”Present-tense commitment with no measure, actor or success condition named.

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“the opposition has zero solutions to propose in today’s motion”The Conservative motion debated on 2026-10-08 proposes no concrete solutions, only recognizing that the Liberals have been in power for 11 years and that Canada is in an affordability crisis.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19