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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal on Business of Supply 2026-10-27

167 words · 9 sentences · 12 clauses

Replying to Elizabeth May (Green)

“Mr. Speaker, I did, of course, notice the investment summit to which my hon. friend, the parliamentary secretary referred, and it is with a sense of déjà vu. The hon. member was not at the Glasgow climate negotiation in 2022, where the Prime Minister was basically the star of the show because he was the special climate envoy for climate finance to the UN Secretary-General. He announced the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, which he pegged at $128 trillion of available investment. Now, this may have a familiar ring to some of us here. Nothing is quite as ephemeral as bankers’ non-binding promises, so that $128 trillion announced as GFANS, as they actually made it an acronym instead of a website, is all that is left of it. The only thing that was net zero was the actual investment that emerged from the $128 trillion. Now, the question I have for my hon. colleague is a precise question: Why will the government not amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act? We have real dollars, $800 billion of Canadian pension plan dollars, that right now, by law, can only be used and invested where it gets the best return on investment. To my hon. friend for Winnipeg North, I, in retirement, would like to look down the road at my investment in a local school or a local hospital and not where it went, that $200 million, because the investment board decided it would make more money in Grok developing AI and deepfakes.”

Statement grade

30 / 100, held down by Relevance

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Procedure 13%Claims 87%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 22 wordsI think I will save the CPP issue for another day. I am going to provide a comment on the Toronto summit.Procedure Claims · 145 wordsThe Canada investment summit attracted the potential for a half trillion dollars of investment.¹ To give the member opposite a sense of the excitement that was created around this summit, we had the premier of Manitoba there, Wab Kinew.² He said that, if somebody wanted to invest in the Port of Churchill, Manitoba would exempt them from paying provincial sales tax.³ I think there is a wide expectation because this is not just the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister might have been the one who brought everyone to the table, but we have provincial jurisdictions, indigenous people and investors from around the world.⁴ I believe there will be billions of dollars of investment as a direct result of that particular summit. It is only a question of time, and I am glad to see that we had so much take-up, in particular from provincial governments.Off point

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Didn't answerNone of this reply addressed the specific point raised or the topic under debate.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 81

2 of 12 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 “I think I will save the CPP issue for another day.”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 “I am going to provide a comment on the Toronto summit.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 0

10 of 12 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.

Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The Canada investment summit attracted the potential for a half trillion dollars of investment.”It is about investment pledges at the summit, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “To give the member opposite a sense of the excitement that was created around this summit, we had the premier of Manitoba there, Wab Kinew.”It describes excitement around the summit and its attendees, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “He said that,”It introduces remarks by the Manitoba premier, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “if somebody wanted to invest in the Port of Churchill, Manitoba would exempt them from paying provincial sales tax.”It is about a Manitoba sales tax exemption for Port of Churchill investors, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I think there is a wide expectation because this is not just the Prime Minister.”It is about expectations surrounding the summit, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “The Prime Minister might have been the one who brought everyone to the table,”It is about the Prime Minister’s role at the summit, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “but we have provincial jurisdictions, indigenous people and investors from around the world.”It lists summit participants and jurisdictions, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “I believe there will be billions of dollars of investment as a direct result of that particular summit.”It predicts investment resulting from the summit, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “It is only a question of time,”It comments on the timing of summit investment, not the CPP Investment Board Act.
Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.What the tags mean “and I am glad to see that we had so much take-up, in particular from provincial governments.”It expresses satisfaction with provincial take-up at the summit, not the CPP Investment Board Act.

Respect · 100

0 of 12 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 12 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“The Canada investment summit attracted the potential for a half trillion dollars of investment.”The Canada investment summit attracted the potential for a half trillion dollars of investment.search
2“we had the premier of Manitoba there, Wab Kinew.”The premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew, attended the Canada investment summit.search
3“Manitoba would exempt them from paying provincial sales tax.”The Province of Manitoba would exempt investors from paying provincial sales tax for investments in the Port of Churchill.search
4“we have provincial jurisdictions, indigenous people and investors from around the world.”Provincial jurisdictions, indigenous people, and international investors attended the Canada investment summit.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29