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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

183 words · 9 sentences · 13 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)

“Madam Speaker, my colleague made reference to the issue of dialing back. As an example, I think of Canada’s commitment, through the leadership of our Prime Minister, to bring our Canadian Forces spending up to 2% of GDP, which I think we achieved within seven months of being in government. Now we are looking at eventually increasing it to 5% of GDP. These are important sovereignty-related issues. These are expenditures that are really important for us as a nation. We hear the Conservatives talk as if they want investment in the Canadian Forces, but at the end of the day, it is questionable whether they even support that sort of an expenditure. What are my colleague’s thoughts on that?”

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.

Claims 40%Positioning 39%Reasoning 16%Procedure 5%

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

Madam Speaker, Claims · 41 wordsthe question gives me the opportunity to point out that, under Conservative leadership, we were under 1% of our commitment to NATO.² Under our government, we reached the 2% target way ahead of schedule, ³and way ahead of previous governments’ commitments, ⁴Positioning · 5 wordswhich is a good thing.Positioning Reasoning · 15 wordsMy constituents in my riding want Canada to be safe and secure for the future. Procedure · 9 wordsWe know that, in today’s environment, in today’s world, ProcedureReasoning · 14 wordswhich is more dangerous and divided, we need to make those investments in defence. Positioning · 13 wordsIt is unfortunate to some degree that the world is in that state, PositioningClaims · 10 wordsbut those are investments that Canadians expect us to make. Positioning · 44 wordsIt is a shame that the Conservatives would not step up to make those investments at this time. They would claim some ideological stance on fiscal responsibility that makes no sense in today’s environment in order to cut back even further from defence investment.Positioning Claims · 23 wordsOur government has stood up, under our Prime Minister’s leadership, to invest over $80 billion in defence in the last budget, budget 2025.¹ Positioning · 9 wordsThose are important strategic investments in our national security.Positioning

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 48

6 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “which is a good thing.”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 “We know that, in today’s environment, in today’s world,”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 “It is unfortunate to some degree that the world is in that state,”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 “It is a shame that the Conservatives would not step up to make those investments at this time.”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 “They would claim some ideological stance on fiscal responsibility that makes no sense in today’s environment in order to cut back even further from defence 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 “Those are important strategic investments in our national security.”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 · 100

0 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.

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“invest over $80 billion in defence in the last budget, budget 2025.”The government invested over $80 billion in defense during budget 2025.search
2“under Conservative leadership, we were under 1% of our commitment to NATO.”Canada was under 1% of its commitment to NATO under Conservative leadership.search
3“Under our government, we reached the 2% target way ahead of schedule,”The current government reached the 2% defense spending target ahead of schedule.search
4“way ahead of previous governments’ commitments,”The current government reached the 2% defense spending target ahead of previous governments’ commitments.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29