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Sandra Cobena

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

105 words · 7 sentences · 9 clauses

Replying to Mario Beaulieu (Bloc Québécois)

“Madam Speaker, the government forwent revenue by scrapping the digital services tax on the U.S. tech giants that are threatening our culture, our media and our identity. The government did this to please Mr. Trump as part of the tariff negotiations, but it got nothing in return. What does my colleague think of that?”

Statement grade

B+

80 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Positioning 18%Reasoning 3%Promise 7%Claims 72%

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

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 19 wordsit is, of course, important to look at the full equation when we are looking at the country’s finances.PositioningPartly on point Reasoning · 3 wordsRevenues are important. Promise · 7 wordsWe need to continue to generate revenues, Claims · 76 wordsbut what we are seeing right now is that expenses are out of control. More importantly, the interest expense is the fastest-growing expense on the books, at $83 billion in interest.¹ This interest has to be serviced. Ultimately, it has to be paid, and it is paid by dollars taken from hard-working Canadians. We cannot continue down this trajectory of ignoring the spending and ignoring the debt and how the debt is going to be repaid.Partly on point

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

1 of 8 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 “it is, of course, important to look at the full equation when we are looking at the country’s finances.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 50

7 of 8 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.

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 “it is, of course, important to look at the full equation when we are looking at the country’s finances.”A general point about weighing the country’s finances, not the digital services tax decision asked about.
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 what we are seeing right now is that expenses are out of control.”About government expenses being out of control, not the tax decision asked about.
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 “More importantly, the interest expense is the fastest-growing expense on the books, at $83 billion in interest.”About the growing interest expense, not the digital services tax decision asked about.
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 interest has to be serviced.”About servicing debt interest, not the tax decision asked about.
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 “Ultimately, it has to be paid,”About the debt interest having to be paid, not the decision asked about.
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 it is paid by dollars taken from hard-working Canadians.”About debt interest being paid from taxpayers’ dollars, not the tax decision asked about.
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 cannot continue down this trajectory of ignoring the spending and ignoring the debt and how the debt is going to be repaid.”About the need to address spending and debt repayment, not the digital services tax decision asked about.

Reasoning · 93

0 of 8 deductions are Reasoning

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

Nothing lost points.

Conclusions found · 2

Conclusion“but what we are seeing right now is that expenses are out of control.”

Because“More importantly, the interest expense is the fastest-growing expense on the books, at $83 billion in interest.”

Reason given
Conclusion“We cannot continue down this trajectory of ignoring the spending and ignoring the debt and how the debt is going to be repaid.”

Because“and it is paid by dollars taken from hard-working Canadians.”

Reason given

Respect · 100

0 of 8 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 8 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 · 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“the interest expense is the fastest-growing expense on the books, at $83 billion in interest.”The interest expense is $83 billion and is the fastest-growing expense on the books.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29