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Dominique O'Rourke

Liberal on Canadian Space Launch Act 2026-10-23

72 words · 6 sentences · 6 clauses

Replying to Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, in her last answer, my colleague said that it was to be expected that costs would increase once operations got under way. Fair enough. However, there is still a world of difference between $13,000 and the $20-million figure my colleague mentioned earlier. To me, those numbers are worlds apart. Could the government not be a little more disciplined? I would be interested in hearing my colleague’s thoughts on that.”

Statement grade

77 / 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.

Procedure 11%Reasoning 28%Claims 51%Positioning 10%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 8 wordsI do not have the details in hand.Procedure Reasoning · 20 wordsI would say that, in many cases, these are investments in a site’s potential. Anyone involved in development understands this.Unearned certainty Claims · 37 wordsAlthough it is costly, the Conference Board of Canada, now known as Signal49, believes that the Nova Scotia spaceport could create 16,000 jobs and contribute $300 million to the gross domestic product.¹ That is just the minimum. Positioning · 7 wordsThe potential of this investment is enormous.PositioningPartly on point

At a glance

Lost points for
Didn't answerNone of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 76

2 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 “I do not have the details in hand.”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 “The potential of this investment is enormous.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 47

5 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 bill under debate.

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 “I would say that, in many cases, these are investments in a site’s potential.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 “Anyone involved in development understands this.”This provides a general statement about the nature of development costs rather than addressing fiscal discipline.
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 “Although it is costly, the Conference Board of Canada, now known as Signal49, believes that the Nova Scotia spaceport could create 16,000 jobs and contribute $300 million to the gross domestic product.”On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
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 “That is just the minimum.”The speaker emphasized that the potential benefits mentioned are not the entire scope of what is possible.
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 “The potential of this investment is enormous.”The speaker made a general statement about the large scale of the potential returns from the investment.

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 · 89

1 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “Anyone involved in development understands this”It asserts universal agreement in place of any source for the claim.

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 Conference Board of Canada, now known as Signal49, believes that the Nova Scotia spaceport could create 16,000 jobs and contribute $300 million to the gross domestic product.”The Conference Board of Canada (now Signal49) projects the Nova Scotia spaceport could create 16,000 jobs and contribute $300 million to the gross domestic product.search

Analysed on 2026-10-24