AI and defence procurement: the question of sovereignty and speed

AI is nothing without data. The defence procurement mandate must answer the real sovereignty question of whether the systems powering this country’s most critical national capabilities will remain governed by Canadian interests, protected under Canadian standards and be resilient when pressure comes.
As defence systems become increasingly AI-dependent, procurement decisions must become decisions about sovereignty, strategic control and national resilience, writes Senator Katherine Hay.

Defence procurement can feel slow—sometimes like watching paint dry on the HMCS Halifax. That is by design. National security is, at its core, negotiations span bilateral and multilateral trade considerations, contracts run into the billions of dollars, and the stakes—fr...

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