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Garnett Genuis

Conservative on Fisheries and Oceans 2026-10-27

88 words · 6 sentences · 6 clauses

Statement grade

Average 94 / 100

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

Positioning 15%Claims 57%The question 28%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 13 wordsthat response had absolutely nothing to do with the question that was asked.Positioning Claims · 50 wordsCanada faces a 29-year low in workforce participation.¹ This question is about fisheries. There was an Order Paper question the government tabled on February 19, question 885, that admitted that the government provided public subsidies through that department to a company that had fired Canadian workers to hire illegal workers.²³ The question · 25 wordsWhy can the fisheries minister not stand up and answer that question? Why are you subsidizing a company that fired Canadians to hire illegal workers?

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 81

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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “that response had absolutely nothing to do with the question that was asked.”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 · 3

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 faces a 29-year low in workforce participation”Canada’s workforce participation rate is at a 29-year low.search
2“There was an Order Paper question the government tabled on February 19, question 885”The government tabled Order Paper question 885 on February 19.search
3“that admitted that the government provided public subsidies through that department to a company that had fired Canadian workers to hire illegal workers”The government’s response to Order Paper question 885 stated that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans provided public subsidies to a company that had fired Canadian workers to hire illegal workers.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29