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François-Philippe Champagne

Liberal on Finance 2026-10-23

91 words · 3 sentences · 6 clauses

Replying to Greg McLean (Conservative)

“Madam Speaker, barely a day goes by without the Liberal government’s making an announcement of billions of dollars of new spending. Press releases are issued, media content is bought, consultants are paid and dollars go out the door immediately, yet results for Canadians are years away, if at all. The bulk of this announced spending is part of no budget plan. This is government by blank cheque. Just this week, the Parliamentary Budget Officer released the fall economic outlook, showing just how out of whack the spending has become, and the economic outlook just gets worse. Can the minister stand here and explain how more spending leads to worse results?”

Statement grade

B+

82 / 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 20%Claims 58%Positioning 22%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 12 wordsI know it is Friday, but let me help my Conservative friend.Procedure Claims · 53 wordsSix million people are going to receive the Canada child benefit, 400,000 kids will be supported with the national school food program, 465,000 people will receive the Canada disability benefit, 12 million Canadians will receive the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, ¹²³⁴and 900,000 kids will be supported with early learning and child care.⁵ Procedure · 6 wordsI could go down the list, ProcedurePositioning · 20 wordsbut I will give it to him so he can inform his constituents the next time he engages with them.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this answer, 100% addressed the question that was asked.
Echo ×7“12 million Canadians will receive the Canada groceries and essentials benefit.” Said 7 times by 5 members.Every time it was said

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 52

4 of 4 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 know it is Friday,”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 “but let me help my Conservative friend.”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 “I could go down the list,”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 “but I will give it to him so he can inform his constituents the next time he engages with them.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 4 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 question asked.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 4 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 4 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.

Echo · 1 repeated line

Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.

“12 million Canadians will receive the Canada groceries and essentials benefit.”Said 7 times by 5 members.Every time it was said

Claims · 5

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“Six million people are going to receive the Canada child benefit”Six million people are projected to receive the Canada child benefit.search
2“400,000 kids will be supported with the national school food program”Four hundred thousand kids are projected to be supported with the national school food program.search
3“465,000 people will receive the Canada disability benefit”Four hundred sixty-five thousand people are projected to receive the Canada disability benefit.search
4“12 million Canadians will receive the Canada groceries and essentials benefit”Twelve million Canadians are projected to receive the Canada groceries and essentials benefit.search
5“900,000 kids will be supported with early learning and child care”Nine hundred thousand kids are projected to be supported with early learning and child care.search

Analysed on 2026-10-24