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John Brassard

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

151 words · 9 sentences · 11 clauses

Replying to Blaine Calkins (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, it is not bad enough that the new Prime Minister has split the budget between operating and capital and is distributing the debt that he is creating among those. He is also passing debt on through Crown corporations. To hide all of that, as my colleague brought up, the Liberals are introducing the budget on a Thursday afternoon before a break week. If things are as great as the Liberal government decries that they actually are, why are the Liberals behaving this way?”

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

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

Procedure 9%Claims 44%Positioning 3%The ask 44%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 14 wordsit is a relevant question, and there is a very simple answer to that.Procedure Claims · 27 wordsIt is that there is probably nobody in this place who knows better how to game the fiscal system than the former central banker in this country.¹ Positioning · 5 wordsThe member is quite right.Positioning Claims · 17 wordsThe Prime Minister is actually putting this on multiple credit cards, and the debt is just mounting. The ask · 28 wordsWhat we are asking is for the Prime Minister to come to a committee and explain himself, not in the 35 seconds that he has in question period. Claims · 22 wordsWe saw today that there were literally no questions that were answered. That is why we now call it the non-answer period. The ask · 38 wordsHe can come to committee. He can be accountable, be transparent and allow parliamentarians the oversight, on behalf of Canadians, that they need to get the answers to the questions that we are asking, not avoid the questions.

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 82

3 of 3 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 “it is a relevant question,”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “and there is a very simple answer to that.”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 “The member is quite right.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 3 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 former central banker in this country”Canada’s Prime Minister is a former central bank governor.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29