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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Respect and Clarity. Average 95 / 100
Signal
86 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
100 / 100
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Claims 72% Positioning 11% The question 17%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Claims · 23 words The Speaker, for 11 years in a row, the government has tabled spending, borrowing and deficit projections that breached their previously promised targets, 1 Positioning · 8 words and the member wants to talk about honesty. Positioning Claims · 32 words The projections in yesterday’s budget confirm that they have broken last year’s fiscal anchor of a declining deficit to GDP and the government’s old fiscal anchor of a declining debt to GDP.2 3 The question · 13 words After 11 years of broken promises, how can Canadians trust the finance minister?
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Signal · 86
1 of 1 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and the member wants to talk about honesty.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 1 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.
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Clarity · 100
0 of 1 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 “for 11 years in a row, the government has tabled spending, borrowing and deficit projections that breached their previously promised targets” For 11 consecutive years, the federal government’s tabled spending, borrowing and deficit projections have breached its previously promised fiscal targets. search 2 “The projections in yesterday’s budget confirm that they have broken last year’s fiscal anchor of a declining deficit to GDP” The budget presented on November 5, 2026 projects a deficit-to-GDP ratio that is not declining, breaking the government’s fiscal anchor of a declining deficit to GDP. search 3 “the government’s old fiscal anchor of a declining debt to GDP” The November 5, 2026 budget projects a debt-to-GDP ratio that is not declining, breaking the government’s fiscal anchor of a declining debt to GDP. search
