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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 88 / 100
Signal
73 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
92 / 100
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Claims 78% Positioning 22%
Structure · 3 steps
Claims · 5
Echo · said 3 times
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 109 words the Prime Minister chose to borrow record amounts every year.1 Today, Canadians got the bill. The Bank of Canada has raised rates. 2 A typical variable mortgage now costs $80 more a month, a line of credit costs $10 more and a car loan costs $5 more.3 That is more than $1,100 a year, on top of the $6,000 each family already pays toward interest on Liberal debt.4 Growth is flatlining. Canada is growing at under 1%, Europe at 2% and the United States at 4%.5 Billions of dollars in industrial subsidies feed demand and inflation. Canada needs supply-side reform, competitive taxes, lighter regulation and a plan for transformational growth. Positioning · 30 words Instead, the Prime Minister trafficks in promises of someday, maybe and never. What we are seeing is just the beginning. Unearned certainty How did the former central banker get it that wrong? Positioning
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Lost points for Positioning ×3 Unearned certainty Echo ×3 “The Bank of Canada has raised rates.” Said 3 times by 2 members. Every time it was said →
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Signal · 73
3 of 4 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 → “Instead, the Prime Minister trafficks in promises of someday, maybe and never.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “What we are seeing is just the beginning.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “How did the former central banker get it that wrong?” 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 4 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 · 92
1 of 4 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “What we are seeing is just the beginning” The speaker asserts a future outcome or trend without providing supporting evidence or defined goals.
Echo · 1 repeated line
Words members of Parliament keep repeating, found by the same rule for every member. No score depends on it.
“The Bank of Canada has raised rates.” Said 3 times by 2 members. Every time it was said →
Claims · 5
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 Prime Minister chose to borrow record amounts every year” The Liberal government has borrowed record amounts every year since 2015. search 2 “The Bank of Canada has raised rates” The Bank of Canada has raised its policy interest rate. search 3 “A typical variable mortgage now costs $80 more a month, a line of credit costs $10 more and a car loan costs $5 more” Recent Bank of Canada rate increases add $80 a month to a typical variable mortgage, $10 a month to a line of credit and $5 a month to a car loan. search 4 “That is more than $1,100 a year, on top of the $6,000 each family already pays toward interest on Liberal debt” Rate increases cost households more than $1,100 a year, on top of the $6,000 each family already pays toward interest on federal debt. search 5 “Canada is growing at under 1%, Europe at 2% and the United States at 4%” Canada’s GDP growth is under 1%, Europe’s is 2% and the United States’ is 4%. search