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Claude Guay

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-22

119 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Tatiana Auguste (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, many members on this side of the House stood up for culture and requested funding in budget 2025. In the end, we got it. I would like to hear what my colleague has to say about some of the other members of the House’s culture-related requests.”

Statement grade

78 / 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 22%Claims 54%Positioning 24%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 26 wordsI thank my colleague for her question, which will give me the opportunity to clarify what has happened in recent months and over the past year.Procedure Claims · 64 wordsAs members know, the Conservative Party did not make any culture-related requests.¹ The Conservatives even wanted to take a step backward and cut funding for CBC/Radio‑Canada.² They never mentioned providing more funding for French content or for culture.³ It is also important to note that the motion was moved by the Bloc Québécois, who did not make any culture-related requests in the last budget.⁴ Positioning · 29 wordsI find it a bit rich that we have this motion before us today to debate when the Bloc did not make any specific culture-related requests at budget time.Positioning

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 48

3 of 3 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 “I thank my colleague for her question,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “which will give me the opportunity to clarify what has happened in recent months and over the past year.”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 find it a bit rich that we have this motion before us today to debate when the Bloc did not make any specific culture-related requests at budget time.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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 3 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 3 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 Conservative Party did not make any culture-related requests”The Conservative Party did not make any culture-related requests.search
2“The Conservatives even wanted to take a step backward and cut funding for CBC/Radio‑Canada”The Conservative Party sought to cut funding for CBC/Radio-Canada.search
3“They never mentioned providing more funding for French content or for culture”The Conservative Party proposals did not mention providing more funding for French content or for culture.search
4“the motion was moved by the Bloc Québécois, who did not make any culture-related requests in the last budget”The Bloc Québécois moved the motion and did not make any culture-related requests in the last budget.search

Analysed on 2026-10-24