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Ryan Turnbull

Liberal on The Budget 2026-11-06

124 words · 7 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Greg McLean (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, my colleague is on the finance committee with me, and we manage to work pretty well together as far as what we have to get done at that committee goes. I heard his speech today, and I know it is a canned speech, as it always is from that side of the House, with a whole bunch of slogans. The government has been very good at coming out with marketing slogans, and I love the name of this one, “Masters of our destiny”. Masters of our own destiny includes Canadians, Canadian taxpayers and Canadian businesses, and, frankly, the government is spending their future. There is a huge accumulation of debt in this budget classified in different ways, but we are talking about an additional $766 billion of borrowing over the next five years. It as a ludicrous amount. “Debt” is defined in public finance as demand brought forward. What is the government going to do when it has to pay that debt? Will the member please come to the table and tell me what he means by “fiscal prudence”, because we are exactly not there, and how he is going to reiterate that line when he has to—”

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

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

Positioning 31%Claims 69%

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

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 27 wordsI am not sure what the member has against an investment supercycle and the government stepping up to attract investment in Canada and to incentivize that investment.Positioning Claims · 25 wordsWe are sticking to both fiscal anchors in this budget.¹ We are getting to one of our fiscal anchors a whole year ahead of schedule.² Positioning · 12 wordsI know the member opposite is worried about debt and debt charges.Positioning Claims · 60 wordsCanada has a AAA credit rating and the lowest debt service cost of the G7 countries as a result of our strong fiscal fundamentals.³ We also know that long-term bond yields in Canada have been largely isolated from the increases we have seen across the G7.⁴ Canada has the lowest rate of increase in bond yields of any G7 country.⁵

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 62

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 “I am not sure what the member has against an investment supercycle and the government stepping up to attract investment in Canada and to incentivize that investment.”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 “I know the member opposite is worried about debt and debt charges.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 2 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.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 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“We are sticking to both fiscal anchors in this budget”Budget 2026 sticks to both of the government’s fiscal anchors.search
2“getting to one of our fiscal anchors a whole year ahead of schedule”Budget 2026 reaches one of the government’s fiscal anchors a year ahead of schedule.search
3“Canada has a AAA credit rating and the lowest debt service cost of the G7 countries”Canada has a AAA credit rating and the lowest debt service cost among G7 countries.search
4“long-term bond yields in Canada have been largely isolated from the increases we have seen across the G7”Canadian long-term bond yields have been largely isolated from the increases seen across G7 countries.search
5“Canada has the lowest rate of increase in bond yields of any G7 country”Canada has the lowest rate of increase in bond yields of any G7 country.search

Analysed on 2026-11-07