Canadian Parliamentary Information and Research Service
Ever wondered how MPs and Senators research issues? Did you know that the Library of Parliament has a research service for parliamentarians – the Parliamentary Information & Research Service (PIRS)? Or that PIRS provides free public access to its publications? Click here to view the list of available research publications.
“PIRS (responds) to questions that require research and analysis on legal, economic, scientific, or social science matters. Researchers obtain and analyze material, and write letters, short notes and longer research papers at the request of Senators and Members of the House of Commons.”
- These documents provide insight into the depth/type of information that MPs and Senators have prior to debates and votes
- Publication categories include Aboriginal issues, agriculture, business, copyright, crime, public debt, defense – including much about Afghanistan, education, environment, fisheries, health, human rights, immigration, legislative summaries, taxation and transport.
- Documents added since January 2010 include Clean Coal?; Cybersecurity and Intelligence: The US Approach and Productivity: Its Increasing Influence over Canadians’ Standard of Living and Quality of Life.