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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 95 / 100
Signal
85 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 12% Claims 62% The ask 9% The question 17%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 10 words I do not know what stats the member is cherry-picking, Positioning Claims · 53 words but business capital formation has declined in five of the last six quarters, 1 and GDP growth is under 1%, effectively zero.2 As to spending, the debt is growing at double the rate of the deficit, 3 and interest payments on the national debt are skyrocketing to 14¢ per dollar of revenue by decade’s end.4 The ask · 8 words I ask the government to answer the question. The question · 15 words Will the government blow through the fiscal guardrail in the upcoming budget, yes or no?
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Signal · 85
1 of 1 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I do not know what stats the member is cherry-picking,” 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 1 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 1 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 “business capital formation has declined in five of the last six quarters” Canadian business capital formation declined in five of the six quarters preceding October 2026. search 2 “GDP growth is under 1%” Canada’s GDP growth is under 1% as of October 2026. search 3 “the debt is growing at double the rate of the deficit” Canada’s federal debt is growing at double the rate of the deficit as of October 2026. search 4 “interest payments on the national debt are skyrocketing to 14¢ per dollar of revenue by decade’s end” Canadian federal interest payments on the national debt will reach 14 cents per dollar of revenue by the end of the decade. search
