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Lena Metlege Diab
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab. If the U.S. turns away the builders of tomorrow, Canada must ensure they don’t just land here but thrive here, writes S. Yash Kalash. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEAN BIRCH | October 22, 2025
Evan Solomon
In late September, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon announced a new AI Strategy Task Force to advise the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEAN BIRCH | October 22, 2025
Opinion | BY KEAN BIRCH | October 22, 2025
Evan Solomon
In late September, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon announced a new AI Strategy Task Force to advise the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MICHELLE MCLEAN | October 20, 2025
AI can deliver immense social and economic benefits, and no sector offers a higher potential return on investment or stronger public support than healthcare, writes Michelle McLean. Photograph courtesy of Darko Stojanovic, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY MICHELLE MCLEAN | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY MICHELLE MCLEAN | October 20, 2025
AI can deliver immense social and economic benefits, and no sector offers a higher potential return on investment or stronger public support than healthcare, writes Michelle McLean. Photograph courtesy of Darko Stojanovic, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY RHONDA MOORE | October 20, 2025
It is the absence of social and ethical considerations explored in tandem with the development of a technology that prevent us from considering and understanding its full impact, writes Rhonda Moore. Photograph courtesy of Tung Lam, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY RHONDA MOORE | October 20, 2025
Opinion | BY RHONDA MOORE | October 20, 2025
It is the absence of social and ethical considerations explored in tandem with the development of a technology that prevent us from considering and understanding its full impact, writes Rhonda Moore. Photograph courtesy of Tung Lam, Pixabay.com
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2025
The biggest players in the system supporting AI are spending vast amounts of borrowed money on a technology they don’t even fully understand, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2025
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | October 15, 2025
The biggest players in the system supporting AI are spending vast amounts of borrowed money on a technology they don’t even fully understand, writes Gwynne Dyer. Image courtesy of Gerd Altmann/Pixabay
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 1, 2025
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon. If AI is to serve the public good, Ottawa must step up as a regulator. Anything less is legislative neglect, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 1, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | October 1, 2025
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon. If AI is to serve the public good, Ottawa must step up as a regulator. Anything less is legislative neglect, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVE VINTZ | September 29, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly, and AI Minister Evan Solomon. Canada has a unique opportunity to shape how AI can be both a risk and a tool in defending our systems, writes Steve Vintz. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVE VINTZ | September 29, 2025
Opinion | BY STEVE VINTZ | September 29, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Innovation Minister Mélanie Joly, and AI Minister Evan Solomon. Canada has a unique opportunity to shape how AI can be both a risk and a tool in defending our systems, writes Steve Vintz. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 27, 2025
AI Minister Evan Solomon says 'we need to use' the data storage infrastructure of U.S.-based tech giants in some cases. But, the majority of public servants surveyed this summer by KMPG in Canada say citizens’ data must be stored in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 27, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 27, 2025
AI Minister Evan Solomon says 'we need to use' the data storage infrastructure of U.S.-based tech giants in some cases. But, the majority of public servants surveyed this summer by KMPG in Canada say citizens’ data must be stored in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ADAM FROMAN | September 26, 2025
Government can lead by example. By reimagining public service roles, Ottawa can set standards and build career templates on which SMEs can draw. If the public sector leads, SMEs can follow more affordably: using frameworks and skill sets already developed, rather than reinventing them, writes Adam Froman. Image courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY ADAM FROMAN | September 26, 2025
Opinion | BY ADAM FROMAN | September 26, 2025
Government can lead by example. By reimagining public service roles, Ottawa can set standards and build career templates on which SMEs can draw. If the public sector leads, SMEs can follow more affordably: using frameworks and skill sets already developed, rather than reinventing them, writes Adam Froman. Image courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 25, 2025
Evan Solomon
Canada’s top data bureaucrat says artificial intelligence in the public service will soon be published in a searchable database, as AI Minister Evan Solomon teased the government is planning to introduce privacy and data legislation again, after two failed attempts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 25, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 25, 2025
Evan Solomon
Canada’s top data bureaucrat says artificial intelligence in the public service will soon be published in a searchable database, as AI Minister Evan Solomon teased the government is planning to introduce privacy and data legislation again, after two failed attempts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | September 24, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 15, 2025, recently said: 'AI is a tool that’s embedded in all manufacturing. It is not a silo. AI is the DNA of manufacturing,' which is how we get economic and social value out of technologies, writes Jayson Myers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | September 24, 2025
Opinion | BY JAYSON MYERS | September 24, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on the Hill on Sept. 15, 2025, recently said: 'AI is a tool that’s embedded in all manufacturing. It is not a silo. AI is the DNA of manufacturing,' which is how we get economic and social value out of technologies, writes Jayson Myers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on June 10, told reporters last week that his government plans to resurrect, in part, the last government's failed attempt to update Canada's privacy regime, establish a Consumer Privacy Protection Act, and regulate AI some time later this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 24, 2025
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, pictured on June 10, told reporters last week that his government plans to resurrect, in part, the last government's failed attempt to update Canada's privacy regime, establish a Consumer Privacy Protection Act, and regulate AI some time later this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 18, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is among four MPs responsible for Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada's many files. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 18, 2025
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | September 18, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is among four MPs responsible for Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada's many files. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | September 8, 2025
Canadian Senators Group Senator Robert Black, centre, pictured with ISG Senator Tony Loffreda, left, and CSG Senator Colin Deacon. Black’s bill calling for a soil health strategy is a chance to embed soil health into national policy, writes Asim Biswas. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY ASIM BISWAS | September 8, 2025
Canadian Senators Group Senator Robert Black, centre, pictured with ISG Senator Tony Loffreda, left, and CSG Senator Colin Deacon. Black’s bill calling for a soil health strategy is a chance to embed soil health into national policy, writes Asim Biswas. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, DMYTRO CHUMACHENKO | September 8, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon is Canada's first minister of artificial intelligence. Canada must move quickly to set a national baseline for academic integrity in the AI era, as students across the country are actively using the technology, write Ann Fitz-Gerald and Dmytro Chumachenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, DMYTRO CHUMACHENKO | September 8, 2025
Opinion | BY ANN FITZ-GERALD, DMYTRO CHUMACHENKO | September 8, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon is Canada's first minister of artificial intelligence. Canada must move quickly to set a national baseline for academic integrity in the AI era, as students across the country are actively using the technology, write Ann Fitz-Gerald and Dmytro Chumachenko. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Liberal cabinet's inclusion of an AI minister in Evan Solomon, pictured, signals intentions to boost AI adoption and create new jobs in different sectors. However, that must be accompanied by support systems and the availability of AI training, write Sarah Stockdale, Avery Swartz, and Kirsten Koppang Telford. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The Liberal cabinet's inclusion of an AI minister in Evan Solomon, pictured, signals intentions to boost AI adoption and create new jobs in different sectors. However, that must be accompanied by support systems and the availability of AI training, write Sarah Stockdale, Avery Swartz, and Kirsten Koppang Telford. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID MATSINHE | August 27, 2025
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon has hinted he is wary of over regulation. Leadership from the federal government is needed to better invest in workforce artificial intelligence training, close the digital divide, and treat AI literacy as a public good, writes David Matsinhe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID MATSINHE | August 27, 2025
Opinion | BY DAVID MATSINHE | August 27, 2025
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon has hinted he is wary of over regulation. Leadership from the federal government is needed to better invest in workforce artificial intelligence training, close the digital divide, and treat AI literacy as a public good, writes David Matsinhe. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 26, 2025
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon. A think tank report on AI in the public service says 74 per cent of federal, provincial, and municipal workers in the sector have jobs that are likely to interact with the technology, compared to 56 per cent within Canada’s overall labour force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 26, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 26, 2025
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon. A think tank report on AI in the public service says 74 per cent of federal, provincial, and municipal workers in the sector have jobs that are likely to interact with the technology, compared to 56 per cent within Canada’s overall labour force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade