Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Carlos Leitão

Liberal on Concurrence in Committee Reports 2026-10-27

124 words · 6 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 89 / 100

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

Thanks 7%Claims 70%Promise 23%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 9 wordsmy colleague had a lot of very interesting ideas.Thanks Claims · 87 wordsI am not a member of that committee, so I did not follow its work, but clearly some good ideas have come from that work. Youth unemployment is indeed a very serious problem, and not just in Canada. We just have to listen to the news on TVs or on our computers these days to see that it is worldwide. Canada has special circumstances in that we live in a very large and very diverse country, and young people are having great difficulty entering the labour force.¹ Promise · 28 wordsIn that respect, it is upon us to continue talking about that as much and as often as we can and to try to correct the skills mismatch—Vague promise

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 92

1 of 2 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “my colleague had a lot of very interesting ideas.”Thanks: 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 2 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 · 74

1 of 2 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “to continue talking about that as much and as often as we can and to try to correct the skills mismatch”A commitment by the speaker’s side with no measure, actor or success condition for how the mismatch would be corrected.

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“young people are having great difficulty entering the labour force”Young people in Canada are having great difficulty entering the labour force.search

Analysed on 2026-10-29