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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity. Average 68 / 100
Signal
39 / 100
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Relevance
42 / 100
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
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Aside 3% Procedure 3% Positioning 46% Claims 31% Reasoning 17%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Madam Speaker, Aside · 8 words I did not write the budget, thank God. Aside Procedure · 6 words Perhaps that answers my colleague’s question. Procedure Positioning · 17 words This is not an easy situation. The reality is that the economic situation is really not easy. Positioning Unearned certainty Claims · 37 words No one here decided to impose tariffs on us; they were imposed on us from outside. We are experiencing major structural challenges, and in a situation like this, the choices we make become all the more important. Reasoning · 38 words When there is growth, as there was in the 1990s, when money flows freely and the economy is doing well, we can afford to be less discriminating in the choices we make without it having an immediate impact.1 Claims · 35 words The motion does not call for a return to a balanced budget, far from it. What the motion says is that if we want the debt-to-GDP ratio to stabilize, we will have to make choices. Positioning · 89 words These are not easy choices, but I think it is up to the Prime Minister to answer for them. Like many Quebeckers and Canadians, I think that a lot of things get decided in the Prime Minister’s Office. One cannot take all the credit, hold press conferences, travel the world trumpeting the decision, and then turn around and say that the minister will handle it. The Prime Minister wants to make the decisions, and he must answer for those decisions in the appropriate parliamentary forum, namely before a committee. Positioning Partly on point
At a glance
Lost points for Partly on point ×17 Positioning ×9 Aside Procedure Unearned certainty Didn't answer None of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate. Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 39
11 of 29 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.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I did not write the budget, thank God.” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Perhaps that answers my colleague’s question.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “This is not an easy situation.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The reality is that the economic situation is really not easy.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “These are not easy choices,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “but I think it is up to the Prime Minister to answer for them.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Like many Quebeckers and Canadians, I think that a lot of things get decided in the Prime Minister’s Office.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “One cannot take all the credit, hold press conferences, travel the world trumpeting the decision,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and then turn around and say that the minister will handle it.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “The Prime Minister wants to make the decisions,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and he must answer for those decisions in the appropriate parliamentary forum, namely before a committee.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 42
17 of 29 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.
Partly on point 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 → “This is not an easy situation.” A general remark that the situation is difficult, without addressing whether the Prime Minister can control the budget.
Partly on point 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 reality is that the economic situation is really not easy.” Restates that the economic situation is difficult, without addressing the question about the Prime Minister.
Partly on point 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 → “No one here decided to impose tariffs on us;” About tariffs being imposed from outside, not about whether the Prime Minister can get the budget under control.
Partly on point 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 → “they were imposed on us from outside.” Continues on the external origin of tariffs, not the question asked.
Partly on point 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 → “We are experiencing major structural challenges,” Names structural challenges generally, without addressing the Prime Minister’s control of the budget.
Partly on point 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 → “and in a situation like this, the choices we make become all the more important.” Makes a general point about the importance of choices, without answering whether the Prime Minister can manage the budget.
Partly on point 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 → “When there is growth,” About conditions of economic growth, touching the budget question only in passing.
Partly on point 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 → “as there was in the 1990s, when money flows freely and the economy is doing well, we can afford to be less discriminating in the choices we make without it having an immediate impact.” About the 1990s economy and spending latitude, not about the Prime Minister’s ability to control the current budget.
Partly on point 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 motion does not call for a return to a balanced budget, far from it.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “What the motion says is that if we want the debt-to-GDP ratio to stabilize, we will have to make choices.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “These are not easy choices,” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “but I think it is up to the Prime Minister to answer for them.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “Like many Quebeckers and Canadians, I think that a lot of things get decided in the Prime Minister’s Office.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “One cannot take all the credit, hold press conferences, travel the world trumpeting the decision,” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “and then turn around and say that the minister will handle it.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 Prime Minister wants to make the decisions,” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Partly on point 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 → “and he must answer for those decisions in the appropriate parliamentary forum, namely before a committee.” On the subject of the question, but no answer to what was asked can be drawn from it.
Respect · 100
0 of 29 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 29 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The reality is that the economic situation is really not easy.” The speaker presents the difficulty of the economic situation as an indisputable truth without citing a specific source or evidence.
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 “as there was in the 1990s” Canada’s economy experienced growth in the 1990s. search
