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April 26, 2026Canadian ethnic studies

Partisan Perspectives on AI and Immigration: An Analysis of Canadian Parliamentary Discourse (2014–2024)

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ESEleyan SawaftaZMZarif MasudYAYasmeen Abu-Laban

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Overview

Randomized trial explores AI's role in immigration discourse in Canada, highlighting ethical concerns and colonial legacies.

Key Points

  • This analysis investigates how Canadian parliamentary discourse shapes views on AI in immigration decision-making.
  • Analyzed House of Commons Debates (Hansard) from 2014 to 2024
  • Used Critical Discourse Analysis with computational tools like Voyant
  • Focused on evaluating partisan differences in AI framing and ethical implications.
  • Identified significant partisan differences in framing AI in immigration debates.
  • Found that critiques, particularly from the Conservative Party, were more protest-oriented than solutions-based.
  • Concluded that discussions generally overlook key ethical and human rights implications related to AI usage.

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Sawafta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69edabdf4a46254e215b3c47https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2025.a989105
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