Not necessarily, and I will explain why. We have, at the moment, data protection laws that are working pretty well. We have a privacy commissioner at the federal level and in different provinces as well. In these laws, we already have some existing requirements, including when it comes to AI—more specifically, when there's an automated decision-making process.
It's interesting that you raised the EU example. As I mentioned in my opening remarks, it came into force in 2024, but last Wednesday—as a matter of fact, on the same day I got the invitation for this session—the Europeans tabled a digital omnibus on AI. Essentially, this text aims to extend timelines for compliance, as well as to simplify the burden and the obligation for small and medium-sized organizations.
It tells us that they came up with a proposal, but it's still evolving while we're moving forward. It's important to keep this in mind.
