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Eleven MPs used AI to help craft about half their words in the Commons chamber in the past year, the Economist found
The International Trade Minister is among Canadian MPs who have used AI to help write their speeches in the Commons, according to an analysis by the Economist magazine.
Manindur Sidhu was among the 20 MPs who used AI-generated text the most in parliamentary debates over the past year. One such speech he made, written with the help of AI, was about a Canada-Indonesia economic partnership agreement.
The analysis by the Economist magazine using Pangram, a tool for detecting text written by artificial intelligence, found that one-fifth of the English words spoken in the House of Commons by MPs in the past year were written with the help of AI . Dozens of Canadian MPs are prolific users of the tool to help craft their contributions to Commons debates, the analysis found.
Eleven English speaking Canadian MPs used AI to help them write at least half of the words they have spoken in the chamber since September, 2025, it found. Liberal MP Jenna Sudds had the highest share of AI written or assisted spoken words in the chamber of any English speaking Canadian MP, according to the study. About three-quarters of her spoken words were flagged as being produced with the help of AI, according to the analysis.
Among the 13 speeches she made where AI was detected was one in the Commons on the 2025 budget. AI use was also detected by Pangram in a statement she made about quantum technologies. AI use was detected in 34 of the speeches delivered by Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal including one about Bill C-9, the combatting hate act which became law earlier this year.
After Ms. Sudds and Mr. Dhaliwal, Liberal Sonia Sidhu was the third most prolific user of AI to help craft contributions in the Commons chamber, according to the analysis. It detected AI use in 19 speeches she has made there in the past year. Conservative Tamara Jansen had the fourth highest share of AI-assisted contributions to debates. She used AI to help write scores of speeches in the chamber in the past year, according to the Economist analysis.
It found that Conservatives Kurt Holman, Amanpreet Gill and Chak Au used AI to help them in half of their contributions in the House of Commons chamber. Ahmed Hussen, who was a Liberal cabinet minister from 2017 to 2025 under Justin Trudeau, is also among the top 20 MPs for use of AI, according to the analysis. It was also flagged in 20 speeches Liberal MP Salma Zahid made in the Commons chamber in the last year.
MPs often receive help from their parliamentary staff in drafting speeches, writing questions and with briefing material. Ms. Zahid said her team “does make use of artificial intelligence tools as part of the speech writing process.
” “We identify the points we wish to make in the speech and the themes which we to focus on, use AI tools to help turn those themes and local concerns into draft speech text, and then refine that text to better fit my style and cadence and ensure that it addresses the themes we identified,” she said. The strategic use of AI allows her and her team to also focus on other priorities and constituent issues.
“It does not replace our work; it complements it,” she added. The Economist analysis, which did not include MPs’ interventions in the chamber under 100 words, found that MPs speaking in Question Period rarely use AI. But 20 per cent of words spoken on private members’ business were written with help from the tool. Overall, the NDP used AI the most in the Commons chamber, followed by the Liberals and Conservatives, according to the Economist.
Sheryne Morcos, spokesperson for the chief government whip, said as AI becomes more widely used in workplaces “all parliamentarians regardless of political affiliation, have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy of their communications. ” There are no parliamentary rules proscribing the use of AI in the Commons.
However, the government has a guide on its use, but it is not binding for parliamentarians.
“Members of Parliament are responsible for what they say in the House of Commons and in committee. Any material prepared must be carefully reviewed and verified before it is used. That means protecting confidential and personal information, checking facts and never using AI to mislead Canadians,” Ms. Morcos said.
“While there is no single House of Commons policy, the House of Commons administration continually evaluates changing technology with a goal of ensuring that its rules and regulations remain fit-for-purpose. ” On Friday, after The Globe and Mail reported that AI was being used in the Commons, two Conservative MPs told reporters in Ottawa that it was being used by parliamentarians, that it was a useful research tool but it was important to use it with care.
Conservative Sandra Cobena said the question of rules for the use of AI is something MPs are likely to look at in the future. Deputy Conservative House Leader Luc Berthold, who is Francophone, told reporters that he used AI all the time for research and may even use a sentence to recite if it is “really good.
” But he said using AI to write a whole speech would not be something he would do because AI can’t describe how he feels or “who I am. ” “You know Quebecers, we have a lot of emotion, and AI doesn’t have any,” he added. “So I think we should use it responsibly. ”
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