FedMCP - Federal Parliamentary Information

"""Test bulk data sources for bills, committees, and Hansard.""" import sys from pathlib import Path # Add fedmcp to path FEDMCP_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "packages" / "fedmcp" / "src" sys.path.insert(0, str(FEDMCP_PATH)) from fedmcp.clients.openparliament import OpenParliamentClient print("=" * 60) print("BULK DATA SOURCE INVESTIGATION") print("=" * 60) # 1. Bills - LEGISinfo JSON (CONFIRMED) print("\n✅ BILLS: LEGISinfo JSON") print(" URL: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bills/json") print(" Contains: 111 bills, ALL with sponsor data") print(" Size: 204KB") print(" Method: Direct download, no API calls needed") # 2. Hansard - Get debate URLs from OpenParliament to extract DocIds print("\n🔄 HANSARD: Testing XML download patterns...") op = OpenParliamentClient() print(" Fetching recent debates from OpenParliament API...") debates = list(op.list_debates())[:5] for debate in debates: print(f"\n Debate: {debate.get('date')} - {debate.get('h1_en', '')}") print(f" URL: {debate.get('url')}") # OpenParliament doesn't have DocId, but we can extract from date date = debate.get('date') if date: print(f" Date: {date}") # 3. Committees - Get committee URLs from OpenParliament print("\n🔄 COMMITTEES: Testing available committees...") committees = list(op.list_committees())[:10] print(f" Found {len(committees)} committees:") for committee in committees: print(f" {committee.get('slug')}: {committee.get('name', {}).get('en', 'N/A')}") print(f" URL: {committee.get('url')}") print("\n" + "=" * 60) print("SUMMARY") print("=" * 60) print(""" BILLS: ✅ Use LEGISinfo JSON bulk export URL: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bills/json No API calls needed - single 204KB file with ALL sponsor data HANSARD: ⚠️ XML available but requires DocId parameters Pattern: http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx? Pub=Hansard&Doc=[SITTING]&Parl=45&Ses=1&Language=E&xml=true Strategy: Use OpenParliament API to list debates, then fetch XML for each COMMITTEES: ⚠️ XML available but requires DocId parameters Pattern: http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx? Mode=1&Parl=45&Ses=1&DocId=[ID]&Language=E&xml=true Strategy: Use OpenParliament API to list committees/meetings, then fetch XML RECOMMENDATION: - Bills: Use LEGISinfo JSON (immediate win, no refactoring needed) - Hansard & Committees: OpenParliament API already provides good data - XML files require mapping URLs to DocIds (complex) - OpenParliament has clean, paginated API with rate limiting - Only fetch XML if OpenParliament data is insufficient """)