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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Safe Social Media Act 2026-10-28

177 words · 10 sentences · 13 clauses

Replying to Wade Grant (Liberal)

“Mr. Speaker, it always good to listen to my friend from Whitby. I know that he has three young daughters. I only have one young daughter, and I am always worried about her. He has been talking about the worry he has. When we move forward with laws like this, how do they ensure that he and his daughters, and any future children he may have, are protected?”

Statement grade

B+

81 / 100, held down by Relevance

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

Procedure 4%Claims 96%

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

Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 wordsas I said, we really want assurances.Procedure Claims · 170 wordsMy wife and I have had many conversations about how to keep our daughter safe online. We have found it challenging to keep her off these devices and platforms. With no real regulatory framework in place in Canada, it just seems like it is the wild west of online engagement.¹ For my daughter’s digital safety, we have had to take extreme measures to try to protect her, from taking away her devices to monitoring all online activity. She can be doing her homework late at night on a laptop, but she is really online on Snapchat or some other platform. The things we see that she has been exposed to make us really concerned. Some of her friends have been exposed to intimate images, which they have been encouraged to share, and that has created problems in her friend group.Partly on point This bill would hold the social media platforms accountable.² It would put in place a mechanism and a set of responsibilities that would ensure my daughter’s safety in the future.³

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 94

1 of 11 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 “as I said, we really want assurances.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 51

10 of 11 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 “My wife and I have had many conversations about how to keep our daughter safe online.”About his own family conversations, not how the bill would protect 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 “We have found it challenging to keep her off these devices and platforms.”About the difficulty of limiting his daughter’s device use, not the bill’s protections.
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 “With no real regulatory framework in place in Canada, it just seems like it is the wild west of online engagement.”About the absence of a regulatory framework, which touches the bill’s subject but does not say how it would protect his family.
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 “For my daughter’s digital safety, we have had to take extreme measures to try to protect her, from taking away her devices to monitoring all online activity.”About the measures his family takes on their own, not what the bill would do.
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 “She can be doing her homework late at night on a laptop,”A detail of his daughter’s laptop use, not the bill’s protections.
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 “but she is really online on Snapchat or some other platform.”About his daughter’s hidden platform use, not the bill’s protections.
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 “The things we see that she has been exposed to make us really concerned.”About his concern over what she was exposed to, not how the bill would act.
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 “Some of her friends have been exposed to intimate images,”About exposure of her friends to intimate images, not the bill’s protections.
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 “which they have been encouraged to share,”A further detail about the friends’ images, not what the bill would do.
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 “and that has created problems in her friend group.”About problems in her friend group, not the bill’s protections.

Respect · 100

0 of 11 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 11 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 · 3

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“no real regulatory framework in place in Canada”There is no real regulatory framework in place in Canada for online engagement by young people.search
2“This bill would hold the social media platforms accountable”Bill C-34 would hold social media platforms accountable.search
3“put in place a mechanism and a set of responsibilities”Bill C-34 would put in place a mechanism and a set of responsibilities for social media platforms.search

Analysed on 2026-10-30