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Pierre Poilievre

Conservative on International Trade 2026-10-29

108 words · 9 sentences · 10 clauses

Statement grade

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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.

Claims 52%Positioning 22%Procedure 5%The question 21%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 33 wordsit is actually a recurring nightmare for the Canadian people who cannot afford to pay their grocery bills and whose mortgage payments just went up yesterday because of deficit spending by the government. Positioning · 24 wordsThe Prime Minister acts like George Costanza, running around the office trying to look busy while achieving nothing at all in the real world.Positioning Procedure · 5 wordsLet us look at this.Procedure Claims · 10 wordsNine countries have not ratified the EU free trade agreement.¹ The question · 6 wordsWill he get them to ratify? Claims · 6 wordsThey are still blocking our beef.² The question · 5 wordsWill he remove those blockages? Claims · 7 wordsThey are threatening an industrial carbon tariff.³ The question · 12 wordsWill he have that removed, or will it just be about nothing?

At a glance

Lost points for

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 66

2 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.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The Prime Minister acts like George Costanza, running around the office trying to look busy while achieving nothing at all in the real world.”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 “Let us look at this.”Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 · 100

0 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.

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“Nine countries have not ratified the EU free trade agreement.”Nine countries have not ratified the EU free trade agreement.search
2“They are still blocking our beef.”Some countries are still blocking Canadian beef.search
3“They are threatening an industrial carbon tariff.”Some countries are threatening an industrial carbon tariff.search

Analysed on 2026-10-31