Andrew Clement
Andrew Clement is a computer scientist and professor emeritus in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto.
Canada’s digital ecosystem dependency on U.S. tech giants comes with high, largely invisible costs. Despite the urgency and a pledge in September, the government has yet to fund the development of a ‘Canadian sovereign cloud.’
Canada must address our excessive dependence on the U.S. for critical national communication infrastructure.
The projected $2.4-billion of federal investment in artificial intelligence lacks justification and ill-serves the public interest. Canadians deserve better.
Rather than press ahead with this deeply flawed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act should be sent back to the drawing board and done properly.