Thank you very much, Chair Carr.
Mr. Leblanc, thank you very much for your presentation. I think we need to revisit this in greater depth to look at the job losses in recent years and the potential of AI in the years to come. We're all taking note.
Ms. Blais, I'd like to talk more about the importance of the conversation within society about how AI can improve everyday life, because there's enormous potential. Thank you for your comments.
Mr. Beer and Mr. Sanders, I have many questions for you.
The Munk school put out a document called “Sovereign by Design: Strategic Options for Canadian AI Sovereignty”. It argues that “sovereignty in the AI era means freedom from coercion, not digital isolationism or technological self-sufficiency.” It maintains that there isn't a country in the world that “can achieve complete independence across the AI technology stack” and that our challenge is “how to structure [those] dependencies to preserve choice, reduce foreign leverage, and ensure that [our] Canadian data and infrastructure remain governed by Canadian laws and values.”
Mr. Sanders and Mr. Beer, you seem to be on opposite sides of the spectrum. However, what this recommendation looks at is that in Europe there's a way to have “coalition-building and hybrid strategies”. What do you think of that approach, Mr. Sanders?