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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

154 words · 7 sentences · 11 clauses

Replying to Marilyn Gladu (Liberal)

“Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for all of his work. In 2008, when we had the world economic recession, it was former prime minister Stephen Harper and former minister Jim Flaherty who put together a plan to infuse money into infrastructure and build to keep the Canadian economy strong, and it worked. We now see the Prime Minister taking that experience and having us build nation-building projects and infrastructure and diversify our trade. All of these things are working. Can my colleague expound a bit on the evidence we are seeing that things are moving in a better direction?”

Statement grade

A–

Average 88 / 100

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

Procedure 10%Positioning 24%Reasoning 31%Claims 31%Promise 5%

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

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 15 wordsI represent the riding that Jim Flaherty served for about a decade before he passed.¹Procedure Positioning · 6 wordsHe was a good finance minister, PositioningReasoning · 27 wordsand I agree with the strategy, which is that, in hard economic times, often one of the things that governments do is to strategically invest in infrastructure. Claims · 17 wordsCanada is now ranked as the number one place in the world for new investment in infrastructure.² Positioning · 31 wordsWe are the most attractive in the world for infrastructure investment. That is significant, and we have seen lots of new private sector investment interest in Canada from around the world.Positioning Claims · 30 wordsThe Prime Minister’s investment summit got almost half a trillion dollars in new business investment commitments from our financial institutions here in Canada, our big banks and our pension plans.³ Promise · 8 wordsWe are going to build this country up, Vague promiseReasoning · 20 wordsand infrastructure is one of the ways that we can invest in a more productive Canadian economy for all Canadians.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 59

5 of 6 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 represent the riding that Jim Flaherty served for about a decade before he passed.”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 “He was a good finance minister,”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 “We are the most attractive in the world for infrastructure investment.”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 “That is significant,”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 “and we have seen lots of new private sector investment interest in Canada from around the world.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 6 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 6 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 · 92

1 of 6 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “We are going to build this country up”A commitment with no actor beyond the vague ‘we’, no measure, date or way to know when it is done.

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“I represent the riding that Jim Flaherty served for about a decade before he passed.”The speaker represents the riding that Jim Flaherty served in.search
2“Canada is now ranked as the number one place in the world for new investment in infrastructure.”Canada is ranked as the number one place in the world for new investment in infrastructure.search
3“The Prime Minister’s investment summit got almost half a trillion dollars in new business investment commitments from our financial institutions here in Canada, our big banks and our pension plans.”The Prime Minister’s investment summit secured almost half a trillion dollars in new business investment commitments from Canadian financial institutions, big banks, and pension plans.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29