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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on Finance 2026-10-29

79 words · 5 sentences · 5 clauses

Replying to Jacob Mantle (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, if the government was serious about this issue, it would have created the agency, which it promised in 2021, and it would not have missed the legal deadline to review the Proceeds of Crime, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing Act. The reality is that police need timely access to this information, and yet the Auditor General found that it took on average 112 days for FINTRAC to give law enforcement information, and said that it was, “too late to be useful.” Why is the Minister of Finance not giving police across Canada the tools and information they need to stop money laundering and terrorist financing?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 83 / 100

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

Positioning 19%Claims 34%Promise 28%The ask 19%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 15 wordsagain, our government is committed to protecting and safeguarding the integrity of Canada’s financial system.PositioningVague promise Claims · 15 wordsWe have taken concrete steps to develop an anti-fraud strategy in collaboration with many partners.Vague promise Promise · 22 wordsWe are in the process of creating the financial crimes agency that will lead the fight against ever more sophisticated financial crimes.¹ Claims · 12 wordsWe have given the RCMP additional resources to help coordinate these efforts.² The ask · 15 wordsIf the Conservatives are concerned about this issue, they should support our bill, Bill C-29.³

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this answer, 100% addressed the question that was asked.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 76

1 of 3 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 “again, our government is committed to protecting and safeguarding the integrity of Canada’s financial system.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 3 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 question asked.

Nothing lost points.

Reasoning · no score

No score: nothing is concluded. Excluded from the average.

Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.

Conclusions found · 0

None: nothing is concluded.

Respect · 100

0 of 3 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 · 57

2 of 3 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 “committed to protecting and safeguarding the integrity of Canada’s financial system”The statement expresses a commitment but provides no measurable action, date, or success condition.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “taken concrete steps to develop an anti-fraud strategy”The speaker asserts that action has been taken but fails to describe any specific actions or measures implemented.

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“We are in the process of creating the financial crimes agency”The federal government is in the process of creating a financial crimes agency.search
2“We have given the RCMP additional resources to help coordinate these efforts”The federal government has given the RCMP additional resources to help coordinate anti-financial-crime efforts.search
3“they should support our bill, Bill C-29”The government has tabled a bill numbered C-29.search

Analysed on 2026-10-31