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Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada’s ‘AI for All’ strategy has ambitious growth targets, but it falls short on workers and the environment

Delivering on Ottawa’s AI for All strategy will require governments to build wraparound supports for workers, businesses and communities.
Canadian AI Minister Evan Solomon appears for a news conference during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Montréal in December 2025. Solomon’s response to the Grok controversy has been muted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Why Canada’s reaction to the Grok scandal is so muted in the midst of a global outcry

Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?
Veteran broadcaster and newly elected Toronto Centre MP Evan Solomon has been appointed Canada’s first-ever Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. Here he participates in the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

What are Canada’s governing Liberals going to do about AI?

Although Prime Minister Carney has appointed Evan Solomon as AI minister, what the Liberals actually plan do with AI is unclear and some proposals are risky.

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