# parliamentary (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover parliamentary. Page: Feed: --- ## [Congress is Investing in Custom AI. Here are the Questions that Need to be Asked.](https://www.popvox.org/blog/congress-is-investing-in-custom-ai) _2026-08-17 · Ashley Nagel · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ The House of Representatives and Library of Congress are pursuing custom AI initiatives like Mia and PRISM, raising key questions about model selection, security, and vendor lock-in. Weighing closed versus open-weight models, retrieval-augmented generation, and fine-tuning, durable success depends on investing in institutional data infrastructure rather than any single AI model. ## [Ruling on Point of Order by Hon. Jone Usamate](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/ruling-on-point-of-order-by-hon-jone-usamate/) _2026-08-17 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ On Thursday, 16 July 2026 during the Committee of Supply (Committee of the Whole Parliament) deliberations on the 2026 – 2027 budget under the 2026 Appropriation \[…\] ## [News article on Friday’s Fiji Sun entitled ‘Serve Minister in Parliament, High Court orders’](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/news-article-on-fridays-fiji-sun-entitled-serve-minister-in-parliament-high-court-orders/) _2026-08-17 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ I wish also to address a recent media report, including a front-page article published in the Fiji Sun on Friday, 14 August 2026, which suggested that \[…\] ## [Speaker’s Advisory on the Scope of Parliamentary Precincts](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/speakers-advisory-on-the-scope-of-parliamentary-precincts/) _2026-08-17 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ The Business Committee met on the afternoon of Thursday, 13 August 2026, to consider the parliamentary business scheduled for the August sitting of Parliament. The meeting \[…\] ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.16](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-16/) _2026-08-13 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ PUBLIC NOTICE 16 NASSAU ISLAND VOTING ## [Cook Islands Parliamentary Elections 2026: Preliminary count of Votes](https://stats.gov.ck/cook-islands-parliamentary-elections-2026-preliminary-count-of-votes/) _2026-08-13 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ Cook Islands Parliamentary Election 2026 ## [AI Model Customization: Why it Matters for Policy Makers](https://www.popvox.org/blog/ai-model-customization) _2026-08-13 · Ashley Nagel · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ Meta's Muse Glimmer, Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, and Thinking Machines Lab's Inkling mark major open-weight AI releases, reshaping competition with closed providers and raising policy questions around foreign models, security, and accountability. ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.15](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-15/) _2026-08-12 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ PUBLIC NOTICE NO 15 Appointment and Revocation of Appointment ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.14](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-14/) _2026-08-12 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ PUBLIC NOTICE 14 NASSAU ISLAND DELAYED VOTING ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.13](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-13/) _2026-08-11 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ PUBLIC NOTICE NO 13 EMPLOYEES TO VOTE AND INFRINGEMENT ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/c69BmLqeuuMH) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Protecting people in B.C., building on B.C.’s strengths](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FIN0029-000934) _2026-08-10 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Year-end results show commitment to reducing costs while building B.C.’s future ## [How Parliaments Are Learning to Live With AI](https://modparl.substack.com/p/parliaments-learning-to-live-with-ai) _2026-08-10 · Beatriz Rey · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ The European Parliament, Chile's Chamber of Deputies, and the US House of Representatives are testing distinct approaches to institutional AI adoption — centralizing access through a new platform, regulating disclosure and accountability, and empowering staff to build their AI tools — revealing three competing theories about legislative AI risk. ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.12](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-12/) _2026-08-10 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ PUBLIC NOTICE NO 12 ELECTION SILENCE (BLACKOUT) ## [2026 General Election – Appointment of Electoral Officials](https://stats.gov.ck/2026-general-election-appointment-of-electoral-officials/) _2026-08-08 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ Gaz Public Notice Polling Booth And Staff ## [𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%a6%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%ad-%f0%9d%90%87%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%ac-%f0%9d%9f%8f/) _2026-08-07 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ The Parliament of the Republic of Fiji successfully hosted its 14th Speaker’s Debate for 2026 yesterday evening at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva (06/08/2026). Moderated \[…\] ## [AI Sandboxes, AI Staff, and the Global Pacing Problem: POPVOX Foundation at NCSL 2026](https://www.popvox.org/blog/ncsl-2026) _2026-08-06 · POPVOX Foundation · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ POPVOX Foundation brought AI sandboxes, casework research, and global parliamentary partnerships to the 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit in Chicago, unveiling State Legislative Capacity in the AI Era, demonstrating hands-on AI tools for legislative staff, and convening state and international leaders on constituent services, casework innovation, and the Digital Parliaments Project. ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.10](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-10/) _2026-08-06 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ ## [Launch of CWP Fiji Group Booklet – Celebrating Women in Parliament 1966-2026](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/launch-of-cwp-fiji-group-booklet-celebrating-women-in-parliament-1966-2026/) _2026-08-04 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ The Speaker of Parliament the Hon. Filimone Jitoko has reiterated that women’s contribution and achievements towards Fiji’s Parliament continues to strengthen our democratic institutions. Speaking at \[…\] ## [The AI Industry Changed, Again.](https://keepingpacenews.substack.com/p/the-ai-industry-changed-again) _2026-08-03 · Aubrey Wilson · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ Open-weight AI models from China and the US are closing the gap with frontier systems, autonomous AI cyberattacks are raising new security concerns, and the House launches an Innovators Pipeline for staff-built tools. State legislatures also confront capacity gaps in adopting AI responsibly. ## [Parliamentary General Election 2026 – Public Notice No.9](https://stats.gov.ck/parliamentary-general-election-2026-public-notice-no-9/) _2026-08-03 · Tuaine Unuia Jr · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/s85ovfYHaNd1) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [2026 Parliamentary General Election Main & Supplementary Rolls](https://stats.gov.ck/2026-parliamentary-general-election-main-supplementary-rolls-2/) _2026-08-01 · Sahara Lang · Cook Islands Statistics Office_ Main and Supplementary Rolls for Rarotonga ## [Strengthening Women’s Leadership Across the Pacific](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/strengthening-womens-leadership-across-the-pacific/) _2026-07-29 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ The Parliament of the Republic of Fiji is proud to participate in the Tuakana-Teina Whenua, Talanoa Wānanga, hosted by the Office of the Clerk of the \[…\] ## [Conferences, Convenings, and Capacity](https://stateoftheartgov.substack.com/p/conferences-convenings-and-capacity) _2026-07-28 · Caitlin McNally · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ State legislatures across 22 states are adopting AI for bill research, constituent communication, and back-office operations, from Arizona's Skywolf to custom GPTs built by lawmakers. Our new report examines governance gaps, capacity-building strategies, and practical recommendations for responsible, institution-wide AI adoption in America's statehouses. ## [What AI Reveals About Legislative Capacity](https://modparl.substack.com/p/what-ai-reveals-about-legislative-capacity) _2026-07-27 · Beatriz Rey · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ State legislatures across the US show uneven AI adoption, with staff usage nearly doubling in a year while formal policies lag behind. Institutional knowledge often rests with single experts, and human review requires genuine source verification, not passive oversight of AI-generated output. ## [New Report: State Legislative Capacity in the AI Era](https://www.popvox.org/blog/state-legislative-capacity-in-the-ai-era) _2026-07-27 · POPVOX Foundation · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ State legislatures face a widening “pacing problem” as generative AI reshapes lawmaking faster than institutions can adapt. Drawing on interviews across twenty-two states, State Legislative Capacity in the AI Era examines staffing, institutional knowledge, network relationships, and technology adoption, revealing where legislative capacity lags and where states are quietly outpacing Congress. ## [Fiji Parliament Delegation Participates in 2026 Pacific Islands Parliamentarians Seminar in China](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/fiji-parliament-delegation-participates-in-2026-pacific-islands-parliamentarians-seminar-in-china/) _2026-07-21 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ A delegation from the Parliament of Fiji, is currently attending the 2026 Seminar for Members of Parliament of the Pacific Island Countries in Beijing, People’s Republic \[…\] ## [POPVOX Foundation Launches H3: A Three Horizons Vision for Congress](https://www.popvox.org/blog/h3) _2026-07-20 · POPVOX Foundation · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ POPVOX Foundation's Three Horizons Vision (H3) Project maps the gap between Congress' governing demands and its institutional capacity. An interactive microsite invites Members, staff, and civil society to classify reforms across three horizons and five domains, shaping a capable Legislative branch. ## [Fijian Parliament highlights progresss in strengthening democracy, inclusion and public engagement](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/fijian-parliament-highlights-progresss-in-strengthening-democracy-inclusion-and-public-engagement-at-55th-pocc/) _2026-07-17 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ The Secretary-General to Parliament, Mrs. Jeanette Emberson, today presented Fiji’s Jurisdiction Report at the 55th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference (POCC) in Perth, Australia, highlighting key \[…\] ## [Parliamentary secretary’s statement on renewal of Canada’s National Action Plan funding](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FIN0026-000835) _2026-07-16 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Parliamentary secretary’s statement on renewal of Canada’s National Action Plan funding ## [We Are Not Machines: Craft, Care and Collective Agency](https://constantinides.net/2026/07/16/we-are-not-machines-craft-care-and-collective-agency/) _2026-07-16 · George Constantinides · George A. Constantinides_ Sarah O’Connor ’s We Are Not Machines: The Fight for the Future of Work accompanied me on my summer holiday, but it has continued to unsettle how I think about work. It is an engaging, accessible book, and precisely the kind that prompts a recalibration of what you want your own work to be about. In the age of AI, it offers a useful lens for deciding what we should automate, what we should… ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9AL61jS4xWqZ) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Minister’s statement on nationwide Securities Passport system](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FIN0025-000829) _2026-07-15 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance, has issued the following statement on Ontario’s commitment to reduce barriers to investment across Canadian jurisdictions. ## [AI Is a New Input in Young People’s Career Calculus](https://2800miles.substack.com/p/ai-calculus) _2026-07-15 · Caitlin McNally · Our Latest - POPVOX Foundation_ AI is reshaping how young people weigh career decisions, but San Francisco and Washington calculate the risk differently. San Francisco channels AI anxiety into startup bets and Big Tech tradeoffs, while Washington treats it as another policy input shaping mission-driven work, prestige, and personal brand. ## [𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭s 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢, 𝐍𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/%f0%9d%90%93%f0%9d%90%b0%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a7-%f0%9d%90%8f%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%a6%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%ad-%f0%9d%90%8c%f0%9d%90%9e/) _2026-07-11 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ A Twin Parliament Meeting was held between the Parliament of Victoria and its twinned partner Parliaments of Fiji, Naoero Parliament and Tuvalu on the margins of \[…\] ## [Speaker highlights importance of parliamentary convention in Small Island Democracies at 55th POCC](https://www.parliament.gov.fj/%f0%9d%90%92%f0%9d%90%a9%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%a4%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ab-%f0%9d%90%87%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a0%f0%9d%90%a1%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a0%f0%9d%90%a1%f0%9d%90%ad/) _2026-07-09 · Bale Dolokoto · Parliament of the Republic of Fiji_ The Speaker of the Fijian Parliament the Hon. Filimone Jitoko, today addressed delegates attending the 55th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference (POCC) in Perth, Australia, delivering \[…\] ## [CHAIRMAN COMMENDS IMMIGRATION OPERATION, CALLS FOR STRONGER LAWS AND GREATER REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY](https://spcpsr.gov.pg/2026/07/07/chairman-commends-immigration-operation-calls-for-stronger-laws-and-greater-regulatory-accountability/) _2026-07-07 · The Curator · Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery_ The Chairman of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery (SPCPSR), Governor Gary Juffa, has commended the Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Authority, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, and all government agencies involved in the recent operation in Wau and Bulolo that resulted in the apprehension of 87 foreign \[…\] ## [PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE COMMENDS GOLD SMUGGLING INTERCEPTION AND CALLS FOR GREATER BORDER VIGILANCE](https://spcpsr.gov.pg/2026/06/24/parliamentary-committee-commends-gold-smuggling-interception-and-calls-for-greater-border-vigilance/) _2026-06-24 · The Curator · Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery_ The Special Parliamentary Committee on Pubic Sector Reform and Service Delivery commends the National Airports Corporation Security Division, Papua New Guinea Customs Service, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, Immigration and Citizenship Authority, and all officers involved in the recent operation at Jacksons International Airport that reportedly disrupted an alleged gold smuggling operation… ## [Spring Session Wrap-Up: Fast Bills, Closed Committees, and Secrecy by Default](https://tomkmiec.substack.com/p/spring-session-wrap-up-fast-bills) _2026-06-19 · Tom Kmiec, MP · Resuming Debate with Tom Kmiec_ Rushed bills & closed-door committees, the Information Commissioner's warning on access-to-information reform, Alberta's new study on the cost of leaving Canada, and upcoming events in Calgary Shepard ## [Attorney general’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements on federal reforms protecting victims of gender-based violence](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0029-000729) _2026-06-19 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Niki Sharma, Attorney General, and Jennifer Blatherwick, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, have released the following statements in response to federal bills C-16 (the Protecting Victims Act) and C-225 (an act to amend the Criminal Code) becoming law: ## [Launching First Nations Equity Financing Program](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FIN0023-000703) _2026-06-16 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Program removes barriers to participation in economic development projects ## [This Week: Parliament Approved $502.8 Billion in Federal Spending](https://tomkmiec.substack.com/p/this-week-parliament-approved-5028) _2026-06-12 · Tom Kmiec, MP · Resuming Debate with Tom Kmiec_ Where the $502.8 billion goes and the rising cost of the debt, longer sitting hours before the summer break, the Premier's price tag on Alberta separation, and a defeated bill on dangerous offenders. ## [Precision Matters in Block Scales](https://constantinides.net/2026/06/11/precision-matters-in-block-scales/) _2026-06-11 · George Constantinides · George A. Constantinides_ This is the third post in a sequence relating to the geometry of block number formats as angle preservers. In my previous post, I argued that block number formats remain direction preservers even when their block scales are quantised all the way down to powers of two, as is common in some number representations like Continue reading Precision Matters in Block Scales ## [Public Service Payroll Reform Update | Dayforce System Explained](https://spcpsr.gov.pg/2026/06/06/public-service-payroll-reform-update-dayforce-system-explained/) _2026-06-06 · The Curator · Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery_ In this parliamentary session, the Governor Gary Juffa, Chairman of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reforms directs a series of hard-hitting questions to the Minister for Public Service regarding the Government’s newly signed agreement with Dayforce Australia to overhaul Papua New Guinea’s public service payroll system.The questions follows Deloitte audit that uncovered… ## [Canada’s Economy: Only G7 Country in a Recession and Parliament Votes](https://tomkmiec.substack.com/p/canadas-economy-only-g7-country-in) _2026-06-05 · Tom Kmiec, MP · Resuming Debate with Tom Kmiec_ A vote on Canada’s economic record, the PBO’s new sobering fiscal outlook, ironworker apprentices competing in Calgary, a tribute to Carla Obuck, plus the latest work from parliamentary committees. ## [Parliamentary Inquiry on Low-Energy Computing](https://constantinides.net/2026/06/05/parliamentary-inquiry-on-low-energy-computing/) _2026-06-05 · George Constantinides · George A. Constantinides_ In the UK, the House of Commons Select Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology is currently holding an inquiry into Low-Energy Computing . The remit of the inquiry can be found below. AI model sizes and data volumes are growing significantly. At the same time, areas like quantum computing and protein synthesis also require increasing amounts Continue reading Parliamentary Inquiry on… ## [Directionality in Low Precision](https://constantinides.net/2026/06/02/directionality-in-low-precision/) _2026-06-02 · George Constantinides · George A. Constantinides_ In a couple of recent posts \[1,2\], I have been trying to reason through the geometric properties of block number formats. The basic idea is that when a group of numbers shares a scale factor, the small low-precision numbers inside the block are no longer meaningfully trying to approximate scalar magnitudes, as the scale has Continue reading Directionality in Low Precision ## [B.C. releases third-annual Pay Transparency Report](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FIN0022-000633) _2026-06-01 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Pay transparency helping to reduce gender pay gap in B.C. ## [Premier’s, parliamentary secretary’s statements about Pride season](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026PREM0027-000605) _2026-05-31 · Finance | BC Gov News_ Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Pride season: ## [Committee of the Whole: 2 nights with 2 ministers subjected to intense questioning](https://tomkmiec.substack.com/p/committee-of-the-whole-2-nights-with) _2026-05-29 · Tom Kmiec, MP · Resuming Debate with Tom Kmiec_ Two accountability night sittings of Parliament, Canada slips into recession, a Terry Fox award winner from Calgary Shepard, a freed Russian dissident on the Hill, and the Open House last week. ## [My province, my country, my vote to stay: Alberta in Canada.](https://tomkmiec.substack.com/p/my-province-my-country-my-vote-to) _2026-05-23 · Tom Kmiec, MP · Resuming Debate with Tom Kmiec_ For weeks, I have been watching the drama unfold whether Albertans would or would not have a separation referendum. ## [Health Employers Association of BC reaches tentative agreement with Nurses’ Bargaining Association](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026FIN0021-000584) _2026-05-22 · Finance | BC Gov News_ The Health Employers Association (HEABC) has reached a tentative agreement with members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA).