James Moore: AI could transform Canadian health care
James Moore: AI could transform Canadian health care
Publish Date: 2026-06-18 10:31:00
Source Domain: www.cp24.com
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon explains how the government’s AI strategy looks to protect Canadians in ‘a very fast-moving world.’
James Moore is a former federal cabinet minister under prime minister Stephen Harper, and is a contributing columnist for CTVNews.ca.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has launched Canada’s new comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy. It is broad in both aspiration and scope, and the government says it will take five years to implement.
However, one would be wise to assume it will be longer to implement and that there will be great variance in focus as AI strategy 1.0 ages, as technology, privacy issues, labour anxiety, politics, trade policy alignment all take their toll over time.
But the government’s first crack at framing known risks and opportunities of AI, along with committing real ambition, funding, benchmarks and timelines gives a structure to the policy debates around AI and meaningful focus after a long period of Canada being in a policy wilderness.
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon deserves credit for clearly investing in this file in a significant way, and Prime Minister Carney deserves credit for personally leading the government’s narrative on the file at a time when AI is increasingly viewed by Canadians as a source for skepticism and fear.
Appropriately, both the Conservative Party and the NDP quickly staked out positions on AI that emphasize growing anxieties that exist and need to be addressed. Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman rightly picked up the causes of privacy and security around AI that are worrying Canadians. Expect her and other Conservatives who have written and argued extensively on this to chastise the government on this front effectively.
The NDP was pointed in their critique, focusing on the fear of job destruction and want a transparent debate on ongoing regulations and mitigation efforts in Parliament on this front as opposed to having…
