Are We Ready? Canadians Voice Real Fears About AI and Work
In our second deep dive into Canadian attitudes toward artificial intelligence, we turn our attention to AI’s growing role in the workplace. From July 10 to 15, 2025, Abacus Data surveyed 1,915 Canadian adults to understand how they perceive the impact of AI on their jobs and careers. As AI adoption accelerates across the country, Canadians are experiencing a mix...
A Canadian blueprint for trustworthy AI governance
In his June 10 address to an Ottawa conference held by the think tank Canada 2020, new federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon declared that we are in a “Gutenberg-like moment” of societal change. He then laid out four core priorities that are essential for an effective national AI strategy: scale (supporting domestic AI firms), adoption...
A Government Roadmap for Smart, Safe, Ethical AI
The federal government wants to supercharge productivity by launching artificial intelligence (AI) “at scale.” This includes modernizing the public service with AI tools. In principle, this is welcome. Predictive AI models could anticipate shifts in health care trends, enhance fiscal forecasting and help detect tax fraud, among other applications. Natural language processing tools could enable larger consultations on government decisions...
Is AI Smart Enough to Lie—And Know It?
Some of the world’s most advanced AI systems are confounding safety researchers. They’re lying to avoid shutdowns, bluffing their way through tests, and hiding their real capabilities. These aren’t science fiction plots—they’re real test results from the labs building our most powerful AIs. Why are the bots deceiving us? And more importantly: Do they know what they’re doing...
Carney government balancing AI regulation against the promise to unlock its potential
Prime Minister Mark Carney believes artificial intelligence is key to unlocking Canada’s economic potential. He carved out a specific ministry for the file, installing former broadcaster Evan Solomon as the country’s first-ever minister of AI.
Bell announces plans to open six AI data centres in B.C. as part of Bell AI Fabric
Bell Canada has announced it will open six artificial intelligence data centres in B.C. as part of a plan to create the largest AI compute project in Canada. The Montreal-based telecom company, which has in recent years touted its intent to become more tech-focused, said the facilities will provide around 500 megawatts of hydroelectric-powered AI compute capacity. AI compute refers...
A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation
One morning in October of 2024, Fredericton city councillor Margo Sheppard received an email with the subject line: “The Real Policy Crisis: Prioritizing ‘Nature’ Over People.” It was polished — almost algorithmically smooth — and it calmly urged her to reconsider Fredericton’s net-zero policies. Over the next month, a flood of similar emails followed, all aimed at getting Fredericton to...