Critics question job forecasts in Liberals’ AI plan they say is ‘ambitious,’ but short on safety details

NDP MP Don Davies says the Liberals 'rushed through a superficial and quick consultation, and now they're mouthing the lines of tech billionaires' in the AI for All strategy, released on June 4.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured on May 27 in Ottawa. The government's AI strategy details more than $1-billion in government spending, large-scale AI data centres, and the government's support of thousands of AI-related jobs.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

June 4, 2026

The federal government’s long-awaited artificial intelligence strategy includes hundreds of millions of dollars for various industry-friendly initiatives, and touts the creation of tens of thousands of jobs, but lacks specific details on safety-based legislation or regulat...

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