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Michael Barrett

Conservative on Public Services and Procurement 2026-10-20

101 words · 4 sentences · 5 clauses

Statement grade

Average 93 / 100

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

Claims 69%Reasoning 16%The question 15%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 70 wordsthe Trump administration has hurled insults at Canada’s military and has made unjustified threats against our country, but we have learned this week that the Liberal government has awarded a $12-million security contract for the CRA to an American firm that does business with Donald Trump’s ICE instead of to Canada’s largest employer of veterans, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, a not-for-profit.²³ The difference in price was less than 1%.¹ Reasoning · 16 wordsI think we can all agree that employing Canadian veterans and hiring Canadian companies are important.Unearned certainty The question · 15 wordsThe question for the Liberals is, why did they not do that in this case?

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 100

0 of 1 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.

Nothing lost points.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 1 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 · 79

1 of 1 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 “we can all agree”The phrase asserts consensus without any source, standing in place of evidence.

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“The difference in price was less than 1%”The price difference between the awarded firm and the alternative was less than 1%.search
2“Liberal government has awarded a $12-million security contract for the CRA to an American firm”The Liberal government awarded a $12-million security contract for the CRA to an American firm.search
3“instead of to Canada’s largest employer of veterans, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, a not-for-profit”The security contract was awarded to the American firm instead of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires.search

Analysed on 2026-10-22