Beyond Bill C-27: can Canada catch up in the global AI race?

Ultimately, the collapse of Bill C-27 and the end of AIDA leave Canada in a precarious position. Policymakers now have an opportunity to learn from the bill’s weaknesses and develop a transparent, inclusive legal regime that fosters both innovation and protection from harmful AI applications. The speed at which AI continues to evolve amplifies the urgency.

If Canada does not seize this moment, it risks ceding control of its AI future—and the fate of its citizens’ rights and freedoms to outside forces, writes Pulkit Mogra. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY PULKIT MOGRA

February 13, 2025

With the collapse of Bill C-27, Canada has lost not only a long-overdue privacy reform, but also its first attempt at regulating artificial intelligence. The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, embedded within Bill C-27, was intended to introduce Canada’s first federal f...

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