AI is coming at Parliament and government fast, and MPs need to set up guardrails

What would be the role of Parliament and its accountability requirements if AI can operate outside human control? How could backbench MPs possibly hold ministers to account if AI can undermine human influence in striking decisions? How will Parliament and government establish the difference between AI's benefits and the problematic loss of human influence in shaping policies and delivering programs?
MPs, pictured inside the House of Commons Chamber on Sept. 15, 2025.

MONCTON, N.B.—Among all the important roles Parliament plays in making representative democracy work, holding the government to account stands out. However, the constitutional convention of ministerial responsibility, which plays a central role in the Westminster parliamen...

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