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Martin Petrin

When AI causes harm, Canadian law may not be ready

  • Reported AI-related harms now also include self-driving car accidents, discriminatory hiring tools, privacy violations, and market crashes triggered by trading algorithms.
Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | December 22, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon's coming AI strategy should include updated legislation that addresses liability. Canadian corporate liability operates on a centuries-old principle: to assign blame to a legal entity, we need a human wrongdoer, writes Martin Petrin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

When AI causes harm, Canadian law may not be ready

Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | December 22, 2025
  • Reported AI-related harms now also include self-driving car accidents, discriminatory hiring tools, privacy violations, and market crashes triggered by trading algorithms.

When AI causes harm, Canadian law may not be ready

Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | December 22, 2025
  • Reported AI-related harms now also include self-driving car accidents, discriminatory hiring tools, privacy violations, and market crashes triggered by trading algorithms.
Evan Solomon
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon's coming AI strategy should include updated legislation that addresses liability. Canadian corporate liability operates on a centuries-old principle: to assign blame to a legal entity, we need a human wrongdoer, writes Martin Petrin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and lessons for the law

  • Elon Musk has many talents, but it becomes increasingly clear that law is not one of them. Law is not rocket science, but while
Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | June 22, 2022
‘The law according to Elon Musk’ is not an appropriate model for the way forward for securities markets or online platforms, writes Martin Petrin. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Daniel Oberhaus

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and lessons for the law

Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | June 22, 2022
  • Elon Musk has many talents, but it becomes increasingly clear that law is not one of them. Law is not rocket science, but while

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and lessons for the law

Opinion | BY MARTIN PETRIN | June 22, 2022
  • Elon Musk has many talents, but it becomes increasingly clear that law is not one of them. Law is not rocket science, but while
‘The law according to Elon Musk’ is not an appropriate model for the way forward for securities markets or online platforms, writes Martin Petrin. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Daniel Oberhaus
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