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Corey Hogan

Liberal on The Budget 2026-11-06

100 words · 7 sentences · 10 clauses

Replying to Pat Kelly (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, in 2015, the Liberals promised two years of modest deficits that would lead the budget to balancing itself. Instead, they added $750 billion to the national debt through 11 years of credit card budgeting. Interest on national debt is now the fastest-growing government expense, threatening to choke out priorities like health care and national defence. How can we trust the Liberals to get their spending under control when yesterday’s budget adds another $765 billion to the national debt?”

Statement grade

B+

Average 82 / 100

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

Claims 63%Procedure 14%Positioning 23%

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

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 4 wordsmanaging debt is important, Procedure · 7 wordsand so is intellectual honesty and context.Procedure Claims · 39 wordsThe reality is that our debt servicing is at 1.7% of GDP, comparable to the Harper years that they lionize, ¹²Unearned certaintyand well below the 6.5% in the nineties.³ We have the lowest net debt.⁴ We have the second-lowest deficit.⁵ Positioning · 17 wordsWe are using that fiscal capacity to grow our economy, including in our home city of Calgary, PositioningClaims · 20 wordswhere we are seeing significant growth and significant investments, including tens of thousands of jobs and thousands of youth jobs.⁶⁷ Procedure · 7 wordsThere is much to be excited about.Procedure Positioning · 6 wordsI hope they get on board.Positioning

At a glance

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

Switch Claims on to list the checkable claims here.

What the tags mean

Signal · 56

4 of 5 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 “and so is intellectual honesty and context.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We are using that fiscal capacity to grow our economy, including in our home city of Calgary,”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 “There is much to be excited about.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “I hope they get on board.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 5 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.

Respect · 100

0 of 5 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 · 71

1 of 5 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 “The reality is”The phrase asserts the point as settled fact in place of citing a source for the comparison.

Claims · 7

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“our debt servicing is at 1.7% of GDP”Canada’s federal debt servicing costs are 1.7% of GDP (as of November 2026).search
2“comparable to the Harper years”Canada’s debt servicing costs as a share of GDP in 2026 are comparable to those during the Harper government years.search
3“well below the 6.5% in the nineties”Canada’s debt servicing costs in the 1990s were 6.5% of GDP.search
4“We have the lowest net debt”Canada has the lowest net debt.search
5“the second-lowest deficit”Canada has the second-lowest deficit.search
6“we are seeing significant growth and significant investments”Calgary is seeing significant growth and significant investments.search
7“tens of thousands of jobs and thousands of youth jobs”Calgary has gained tens of thousands of jobs, including thousands of youth jobs.search

Analysed on 2026-11-07