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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

175 words · 7 sentences · 15 clauses

Replying to Jeremy Patzer (Conservative)

“Madam Speaker, back in 2020, government tax revenue was $284 billion. In 2025, it is $417 billion. The GST went from $32 billion to $52 billion. The amount of money the government has racked up in debt means that a lot of money is going to be spent on debt servicing charges. The GST that is currently being collected is not even enough to cover the debt servicing charges, let alone things like health care transfers to the province, military spending and things like that, which Canadians are expecting. I very simply ask the member, with the government set to blow the debt servicing charges all the way up to $83 billion in the coming years, and with all the extra tax revenue the government has been generating, where did the money go? Why is the government running such a massive deficit if it has increased tax revenue by over $130 billion in five years?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 80 / 100

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

Claims 27%Positioning 29%Reasoning 29%Promise 14%Procedure 1%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 47 wordswe know that debt servicing charges are rising, ¹but that is not because of the Government of Canada. It is because of long-term bond rates that determine the interest rates the Canadian government will have to pay.² We recognize that those debt servicing charges are going up, Positioning · 43 wordsbut what is the solution in that environment when Canada is facing a trade war and facing all these economic shocks? The Conservatives would dial it all back so that we would have no growth in the economy. That is not the solution.PositioningOff point Reasoning · 50 wordsThe solution is to invest strategically in an economy that becomes more productive and is able to generate revenue, which is exactly why we have launched the capital budgeting framework.³ We are focused on revenue-generating assets and investing strategically in the Canadian economy so we have growth and productivity gains, Vague promisePromise · 11 wordsso Canadians have a better standard of living in the future, Procedure · 2 wordsand eventually, ProcedurePromise · 14 wordsas those revenues come in, so we can pay down the debt and deficit, Vague promisePositioning · 8 wordswhich is what we all want to see.Positioning

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 61

5 of 9 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “but what is the solution in that environment when Canada is facing a trade war and facing all these economic shocks?”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 “The Conservatives would dial it all back so that we would have no growth in the economy.”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 not the solution.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “and eventually,”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 “which is what we all want to see.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 82

2 of 9 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The Conservatives would dial it all back so that we would have no growth in the economy.”Attacks the Conservatives’ proposed approach in place of answering why the deficit exists.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “That is not the solution.”Dismisses the Conservatives’ approach rather than addressing where the revenue went.

Respect · 100

0 of 9 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 · 77

2 of 9 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 “investing strategically in the Canadian economy”The commitment names no specific measure, date or success condition.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “we can pay down the debt and deficit”A commitment to pay down the debt with no actor, date or measure specified.

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“we know that debt servicing charges are rising”The debt servicing charges are rising.search
2“It is because of long-term bond rates that determine the interest rates the Canadian government will have to pay”Long-term bond rates determine the interest rates the Canadian government will have to pay.search
3“we have launched the capital budgeting framework”The government has launched the capital budgeting framework.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29