Understanding Takeaways
Takeaways are Page's way of delivering relevant government activities directly to you. When a meeting, bill, news article, or other government activity matches one of your client's topics, Page generates a takeaway that includes a summary and explanation of why it matters.
What Are Takeaways?
A takeaway is a curated, AI-generated summary of government activity that's relevant to your client. Each takeaway includes:
Summary - A concise overview of the activity
Relevance explanation - Why this matters to your client
Key facts - Important details like date, government, and participants
Relevant excerpts - Specific sections that matched your topics
Source link - Direct access to the original content
How Takeaways Are Generated
Page continuously monitors government activities across all your configured sources. When content matches one of your client's topics, Page's AI analyzes the activity, generates a summary, and explains why it's relevant based on your topic context.
Types of Takeaways
Meeting Takeaways
Meeting takeaways highlight relevant discussions from government meetings, including:
Committee hearings
Legislative sessions
Question Periods
Meeting takeaways include:
A summary tailored to your client's interests
Key takeaways from the discussion
Mentions of your client (if any)
Witness testimony highlights (committees)
Links to video/audio and transcripts
Bill Takeaways
Bill takeaways identify legislation relevant to your client, including:
Newly introduced bills
Bills passing through legislative stages
Bill amendments
Bill takeaways include:
Bill summary and purpose
Relevance to your client
Current status and timeline
Sponsors and key supporters
Relevant sections from the bill text
Option to track the bill for updates
News Takeaways
News takeaways surface media coverage relevant to your client's topics:
News articles from major outlets
Analysis and commentary
Breaking developments
News takeaways include:
Summary of the story cluster
Multiple article sources
Key people and entities mentioned
Why this coverage matters to your client
Consultation Takeaways
Consultation takeaways notify you of public consultation processes:
Regulatory consultations
Policy feedback opportunities
Consultation takeaways include:
Description of the consultation
Submission deadline
Link to participate
Relevance to your client
Presser Takeaways (Canada)
Presser takeaways highlight relevant content from press conferences and media briefings:
Government announcements
Minister statements
Q&A sessions with media
Viewing Takeaways
From Your Home Page
Navigate to your home page
Find the client in the client selector in the top right
Click on the client name to view all takeaways
Working with Takeaways
Exporting Takeaways to PDF
Meeting and bill takeaways can be exported to PDF for sharing or archiving:
Open the takeaway you want to export
Click the "Export" button
Select which sections to include
Choose your language (Original, English or French for Canadian content)
Optionally request an email when the export is ready
Click "Export"
Page will generate the PDF and provide a download link. Large exports may take a few moments to process.
Adding Notes to Takeaways
You can add notes to any takeaway to record your thoughts, action items, or analysis:
Open the takeaway
Click the "Notes" button
Write your note using the rich text editor
Choose visibility:
Personal - Only you can see this note
Client-only - All users with access to this client can see it
Organization - All users in your organization can see it
Save the note
Asking Wonk About a Takeaway
You can use Wonk, Page's AI assistant, to ask questions about any takeaway:
Open the takeaway
Click the "Ask Wonk" button
Ask your question in the chat interface
Wonk will have context about the takeaway and can answer questions like:
"What did the minister say about funding?"
"Who were the main witnesses at this hearing?"
"What are the next steps for this bill?"
Tracking Bills
For bill takeaways, you can track the bill to receive notifications about future updates:
Open the bill takeaway
Click "Track this bill" or the tracking button
You'll receive new takeaways when the bill has significant updates
Email Notifications
Depending on your organization's settings, you may receive email notifications when new takeaways are available for your clients. These emails typically include:
A summary of new takeaways
Links to view each takeaway in Page
Quick overview of why each is relevant
You can manage your notification preferences through your user settings or by using the unsubscribe link in the emails.
Understanding Relevance
How Page Determines Relevance
Page uses your topic configuration to determine relevance:
Keyword matching - Content is scanned for your topic keywords
Contextual analysis - For Smart match topics, Page's AI analyzes semantic meaning
Relevance scoring - Page evaluates how strongly the content relates to your topics
Explanation generation - Page generates a specific explanation of why this matters to your client
Relevance Explanations
Each takeaway includes a relevance explanation that tells you:
Which topic(s) triggered the takeaway
What specific content was relevant
Why this matters to your client based on the topic context
Improving Relevance
If you're getting too many irrelevant takeaways, or missing important ones, review and refine your topic configuration. Better keywords and context descriptions lead to better takeaway quality.