When AI causes harm, Canadian law may not be ready

Reported AI-related harms now also include self-driving car accidents, discriminatory hiring tools, privacy violations, and market crashes triggered by trading algorithms.

Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon's coming AI strategy should include updated legislation that addresses liability. Canadian corporate liability operates on a centuries-old principle: to assign blame to a legal entity, we need a human wrongdoer, writes Martin Petrin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARTIN PETRIN

December 22, 2025

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