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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit will be held in Kananaskis, Alta., from June 15 to 17. As host of the G7, Canada has a chance to shape rules that will govern AI globally.
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Prof. Dr. and Senior Expert, European Commission, Member, Center for Intellectual Property Policy at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, European University Institute