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Elizabeth May

Green on Points of Order 2026-11-06

202 words · 8 sentences · 11 clauses

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Not graded

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

Procedure 17%Claims 61%Reasoning 22%

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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 25 wordsmy point of order, unusually at the end of the question period, relates to something that happened yesterday in this place at approximately four o’clock.¹Procedure Claims · 103 wordsI think it was the member for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay who had the floor and was speaking when the House was disrupted, very much contrary to Standing Order 16(2), in a gross violation of decorum.² It was probably an accident that the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance thought it was appropriate to enter the House waving the budget and essentially turning this place of parliamentary business into a Liberal rally.³ I was deeply offended. I have never seen anything like it. I know the Speaker called for order at the time and did his best to remind people to take their seats, Reasoning · 45 wordsbut a presentation of a budget, and I have been to many of them, is a moment when members are keen to hear from the Minister of Finance, not to have the budget paraded as a document with lots of cheering and whooping it up. Procedure · 9 wordsI just wanted to put it on the record.Procedure Claims · 20 wordsThe event has now passed, but people can find lots of photos of it on The Globe and Mail’s website.⁴

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 76

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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “my point of order, unusually at the end of the question period, relates to something that happened yesterday in this place at approximately four o’clock.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I just wanted to put it on the record.”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 · 4

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“something that happened yesterday in this place at approximately four o’clock”A disruption of the House occurred on November 5, 2026, at approximately four o’clock, during Oral Questions.search
2“the member for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay who had the floor and was speaking when the House was disrupted”The member for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay held the floor and was speaking when the House was disrupted on November 5, 2026.search
3“the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance thought it was appropriate to enter the House waving the budget”The Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance entered the House on November 5, 2026, carrying and waving the budget document.search
4“people can find lots of photos of it on The Globe and Mail’s website”The Globe and Mail’s website carries numerous photos of the November 5, 2026 budget presentation in the House.search

Analysed on 2026-11-07