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Danielle Martin

Liberal on Safe Social Media Act 2026-10-28

107 words · 4 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)

“Madam Speaker, the hon. member mentioned mental health, anxiety and other harms that are happening to our kids and our children. Parents have the greatest responsibility for protecting their children, but parents cannot control hidden algorithms or the decisions high-tech billionaire companies are taking with regard to these platforms that are available to everyone. How would Bill C-34 empower parents so that they can protect their children?”

Statement grade

Average 76 / 100

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

Positioning 25%Reasoning 42%Promise 30%Procedure 3%

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

Madam Speaker, Positioning · 27 wordsof course parents have primary responsibility for their children.Partly on point We also know that parents are no match for these tech giants whose strategies are evolving every day.PositioningUnearned certainty Reasoning · 16 wordsIt is important that we have regulation of those companies and that we hold them accountable. Promise · 32 wordsThere needs to be ongoing public education for children and youth, parents, teachers and caregivers, as well as the people who are coaching our kids in sports and beyond in our communities, Reasoning · 29 wordsso that we all know how to recognize the signs that a kid is in trouble, whether it is in the digital world or in the real life world, Partly on pointProcedure · 3 wordsas we say.Procedure

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 66

3 of 8 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 “of course parents have primary responsibility for their children.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We also know that parents are no match for these tech giants whose strategies are evolving every day.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “as we say.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 61

4 of 8 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 bill under debate.

Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “of course parents have primary responsibility for their children.”Agrees that parents bear the primary responsibility, but does not say how the bill would empower them.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “There needs to be ongoing public education for children and youth, parents, teachers and caregivers,”Proposes public education as what is needed, without tying it to how the bill would empower parents.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “as well as the people who are coaching our kids in sports and beyond in our communities,”Continues the list of people to be educated, not how the bill would empower parents.
Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.What the tags mean “so that we all know how to recognize the signs that a kid is in trouble, whether it is in the digital world or in the real life world,”Describes the goal of the education proposal, not what the bill would do for parents.

Respect · 100

0 of 8 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 · 78

1 of 8 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “We also know”The phrase asserts certainty in place of a source for the claim about parents versus tech companies.

Claims · 0

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No checkable claims.

Analysed on 2026-10-30