About Repsheet
What is Repsheet?
Repsheet attempts to create an unbiased summary of all current Canadian MPs. We use AI summarization with MP voting record histories to attempt to create unbiased accounts of how MPs have voted.
Learn more about our methodology
Who runs Repsheet?
Repsheet is a side project created by Will Sonnex and Josh Stabback. We both live around Victoria, BC, and have created this with no financial backing or connection to any MPs or parties.
You can contact us using the feedback form here or at the button at the bottom of every page.
Additional support
- Alex Hughson provided additional support with the prompts.
Why was it created?
It’s hard to find unbiased information about elected representatives, especially during campaign time. We wanted to attempt to create a resource that would only be based on the proven voting records of MPs.
How does it work?
Find out more in the Methodology page.
How do you account for bias?
Our bias
First, it’s important to acknowledge that all information has bias. Both the creators generally skew left-wing, but we’ve attempted to be as unbiased as we can.
If you have any concerns or suggestions, please let us know using the feedback form here or at the button at the bottom of every page.
Strategies for countering bias
While the Methodology page goes into more detail, here are some of the strategies we use to counter bias:
- We only use official voting records from the House of Commons.
- We only use official bill texts from the House of Commons.
- We’ve attempted to influence the AI summarization to ensure that the summaries are as unbiased as possible.
- We’ve avoided passing the MP’s names to the AI summarization, so that the summaries are not influenced by the historical news coverage of MPs.
- We’ve avoided passing the names of any political parties to the AI summarization, so that the summaries are not influenced by the historical news coverage of parties.
Who is funding this?
We are! Will and Josh do not have any financial backing or connections to any MPs, parties, media agencies, or anyone else.
Repsheet is completely self-funded. We are not looking for any support.