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Jean-Denis Garon

Bloc Québécois on Business of Supply 2026-10-22

101 words · 9 sentences · 11 clauses

Replying to Mario Beaulieu (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his excellent speech, which very accurately described the hypocrisy that we are seeing. The Prime Minister has told us that he considers French to be non-negotiable in tariff negotiations. Furthermore, federal language policy is supposed to have been changed, since there is a new Official Languages Act that is supposed to strengthen the position of French in Quebec. However, last year $120 million from the official languages budget went to promote and strengthen English in Quebec. Two days ago, there was a press conference with people from the Translation Bureau. They said that there is no budget for translation and that 340 positions will be cut. We are seeing much the same thing here. The government says that it does not want to impose levies on digital platforms because they might pass the cost on to consumers, so they plan to pay those levies with taxpayers’ money instead. What does my colleague think about that?”

Statement grade

63 / 100, held down by Signal

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

Procedure 8%Positioning 56%Claims 30%The question 6%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 wordsthe Prime Minister said it in a speech: ProcedurePositioning · 37 wordsIf we are not at the table, we are on the menu. I think today’s debate shows that francophone culture in Canada is on the menu. It was devoured by these negotiations. To me, that is obvious.Positioning Claims · 18 wordsThe Prime Minister decided to scrap the digital services tax and the levy to please the U.S. government.¹ Positioning · 20 wordsClearly, these measures bothered the U.S. government; they were bargaining chips.² Instead of negotiating, the Prime Minister chose to cave.Positioning The question · 6 wordsWhat did we get in return? Claims · 12 wordsWe got absolutely nothing, except tariffs and additional costs for our industries.³

At a glance

Lost points for
Little substanceMuch of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 33

8 of 8 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 “the Prime Minister said it in a speech:”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 “If we are not at the table, we are on the menu.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I think today’s debate shows that francophone culture in Canada is on the menu.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It was devoured by these negotiations.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “To me, that is obvious.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Clearly, these measures bothered the U.S. government;”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “they were bargaining chips.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Instead of negotiating, the Prime Minister chose to cave.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 8 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 8 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 8 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 · 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 Prime Minister decided to scrap the digital services tax and the levy to please the U.S. government.”The Prime Minister decided to scrap the digital services tax and the levy to please the U.S. government.search
2“they were bargaining chips.”The digital services tax and the levy were used as bargaining chips.search
3“We got absolutely nothing, except tariffs and additional costs for our industries.”The government received absolutely nothing except tariffs and additional costs for Canadian industries following the policy decisions.search

Analysed on 2026-10-24