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Yves-François Blanchet

Bloc Québécois on Intergovernmental Relations 2026-10-27

110 words · 6 sentences · 11 clauses

Statement grade

Average 79 / 100

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

Claims 53%Procedure 6%Positioning 22%The ask 19%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 7 wordsCanada’s leading exporter to Europe is Quebec.¹ Procedure · 1 wordsHowever, ProcedurePositioning · 12 wordsif we are not at the table, we are on the menu, PositioningProcedure · 6 wordsas the Prime Minister himself said, ²ProcedureClaims · 51 wordsand we now know that the federal government does not want Quebec at the table.Unearned certainty He will talk about issues that fall exclusively under Quebec’s jurisdiction, and Quebec will have no say. He will talk about pipelines, fossil fuels and maybe new markets, the forestry industry, labour, the environment and culture. Positioning · 12 wordsQuebec’s future is at stake, but we are clearly on the menu.PositioningUnearned certainty The ask · 21 wordsWill the Prime Minister agree to remedy the insult he delivered to all Quebeckers in front of the whole of Europe?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 65

5 of 7 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 “However,”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 “if we are not at the table, we are on the menu,”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 “as the Prime Minister himself said,”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 “Quebec’s future is at stake,”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 “but we are clearly on the menu.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.

Respect · 100

0 of 7 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 · 72

2 of 7 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “we now know that”The phrase asserts shared knowledge in place of any source for what the federal government wants.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “clearly”The word asserts obviousness without offering backing for the conclusion.

Claims · 2

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“Canada’s leading exporter to Europe is Quebec”Quebec is Canada’s leading exporter to Europe.search
2“as the Prime Minister himself said”The Prime Minister said the phrase ‘if we are not at the table, we are on the menu’.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29