AI Minister Evan Solomon finally released the federal AI strategy this month, and it has some serious 2023 vibes. It calls for "AI for All" and trust in AI for our collective prosperity. But is that really what we want?
🛋️ Read my reflections in a new op-ed in The Star www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Only until Ottawa steps up, accounts for AI harms properly, and provides governance around stewardship, writes Wendy H. Wong, will Canadians fully realize the benefits from digital technology.
A fully integrated Canadian national grid—a true east‑west backbone with large interprovincial transfer capacity—could plausibly double the pace of electricity‑sector decarbonization and cut tens of megatonnes (Mt) of CO₂ more than current policies by 2035. #cdnpoli
Opinion: Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
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Canada’s AI strategy reads like old news
"The long-awaited federal government strategy on AI landed recently, with serious 2023 vibes."
Read our client op-ed in the Toronto Star, from Dr. Wendy H. Wong.
@UBC #AI #AIstrategy #cdnpoli
"Canada should not continue expanding pathways to assisted death while core commitments to disability inclusion remain inadequately implemented."
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
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Only until Ottawa steps up, accounts for AI harms properly, and provides governance around stewardship, writes Wendy H. Wong, will Canadians fully realize the benefits from digital technology.
What began as a narrowly framed end-of-life exception evolved into a system that places #disability at the centre of eligibility debates
Parliament should make the current mental illness exclusion permanent, says Dr. Jonathan Lai, Executive Director of Autism Alliance of Canada
#cdnpoli #MAID #EOL
What began as a narrowly framed end-of-life exception evolved into a system that places #disability at the centre of eligibility debates
Parliament should make the current mental illness exclusion permanent, says Dr. Jonathan Lai, Executive Director of Autism Alliance of Canada
#cdnpoli #MAID #EOL
From Dr. Alexandra Mallett:
As the federal government embarks on its ambitious National Electricity Strategy, here are three critical questions the consultations must address for the #NES to be effective:"
#energy #electricity #energysecurity #Canada #cdnpoli #environment #climatechange
From Dr. Alexandra Mallett:
As the federal government embarks on its ambitious National Electricity Strategy, here are three critical questions the consultations must address for the #NES to be effective:"
#energy #electricity #energysecurity #Canada #cdnpoli #environment #climatechange
Six key questions the feds have side-stepped in bid to fast-track major projects
"The fedgov's recent historic #nature investment does not buy it a free pass on #environmental reviews," says Emily McMillan, Akaash Maharaj @naturecanada.bsky.social
Read our client oped:
#cdnpoli #environment
From Corey Shefman, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP:
"Consultations exist to protect First Nations communities, in accordance with their rights – but they also protect all Canadians, and always better project outcomes. Skipping this step isn’t the answer."
#cdnpoli #Indigenous #majorprojects
What began as a narrowly framed end-of-life exception evolved into a system that places disability at the centre of eligibility debates
What began as a narrowly framed end-of-life exception evolved into a system that places disability at the centre of eligibility debates
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This piece by Dr. Y.Y. Brandon Chen is so important:
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
Read our client op-ed:
@ottawahealthlaw.ca #cdnpoli #immigranthealth #refugeehealth #IFHP
a welcome sign that the Carney government is serious about strengthening Canada’s electricity systems to address energy security...
