Canadian Politics

A01(b) - Nonroutine proceedings: Research by the 55th Parliamentary Internship Programme Cohort

Date: Jun 3 | Time: 08:30am to 10:00am | Location:

Chair/Président/Présidente : Lisa Young (University of Calgary)

Co-Chair/Président/Présidente : Feodor Snagovsky (University of Alberta)

Discussant/Commentateur/Commentatrice : Janique Dubois (University of Ottawa)

Discussant/Commentateur/Commentatrice : Erin Crandall (Acadia University)

Each year the participants in the Parliamentary Internship Programme produce original research papers that draw on insights from their unique position embedded in the offices of Canadian Members of Parliament. This panel will feature innovative papers from the 2024-25 Parliamentary Interns, which will employ a diverse set of methods – including surveys, interviews, legal analysis, and the quantitative study of parliamentary debates – to explore a range of pressing subjects. Topics addressed will include: the impact and potential of artificial intelligence on Parliament, the role of committees in a minority Parliament, and pathways to meaningful Indigenous representation in Parliament.

The Impact and Potential of AI in Parliament: Michelle Lewis (Canadian Political Science Association)
Abstract: TBC

The role of committees in a minority Parliament: Emily Wheaton (Canadian Political Science Association)
Abstract: TBC

Decolonizing Canadian Parliament: A Path Forward for Meaningful Indigenous Representation: Justin Langan (Canadian Political Science Association)
Abstract: TBC