Canada’s AI future: Listen well to lead well

The federal government’s current public consultation on AI transparency is a welcome continuation of what must become a broader national conversation, not only about how AI should be governed, but also what Canadians want it to help accomplish.

AI Minister Evan Solomon. Following Ottawa's open consultation on AI transparency—which ends on Sept. 23—the government should publish not only what it heard, but also which priorities it intends to pursue and how progress will be measured, write Alexander Landry and Brendan Conway-Smith. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ALEXANDER LANDRY, BRENDAN CONWAY-SMITH

August 17, 2026

The federal government’s current public consultation on artificial intelligence transparency is a welcome continuation of what must become a broader national conversation not only about how AI should be governed, but also what Canadians want it to help accomplish.

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