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Martin Champoux

Bloc Québécois on Canadian Culture and Identity 2026-10-20

99 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Statement grade

A+

Average 100 / 100

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

Claims 84%Procedure 1%The question 15%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 70 wordsthe CDCE, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, is on the Hill.¹ This is an opportunity to point out that Ottawa caved in to the U.S. by preventing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the CRTC, from requiring online streaming platforms to pay levies.² The Liberals have deprived our creators of sustainable funding for our culture from American tech giants. In return, they promised $600 million in funding.³ Procedure · 1 wordsImagine: ProcedureClaims · 13 wordsour cultural sector still has not seen a single penny of that money.⁴ The question · 15 wordsFirst of all, when will the government keep its word and pay the $600 million?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 99

1 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Imagine:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

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 · 100

0 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.

Nothing lost points.

Claims · 4

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 CDCE, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, is on the Hill”The Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is on Parliament Hill on October 20, 2026.search
2“Ottawa caved in to the U.S. by preventing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the CRTC, from requiring online streaming platforms to pay levies”The federal government prevented the CRTC from requiring online streaming platforms to pay levies.search
3“they promised $600 million in funding”The federal government promised $600 million in funding to the cultural sector.search
4“our cultural sector still has not seen a single penny of that money”None of the promised $600 million in cultural sector funding had been paid out as of October 20, 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-22