That's a great question. Thank you for that, Mr. Ntumba.
Telecommunications workers have control over information and the ability to transfer it. AI cannot exist without a highway, and that highway is the Internet. The Internet in Canada is largely controlled by the three major telecommunications companies we're all familiar with.
What workers are currently experiencing is quite bleak because old employment models are quickly disappearing. This week, the news and the media are documenting the transformation that is currently under way. A massive transformation is taking place, but public education is lacking and Canada's major industries aren't necessarily adjusting their strategy. Instead, workers across the industry are being sidelined. People in the telecommunications sector are experiencing major upheaval. The next logical step would be to invest in retraining these workers as AI specialists because there's a high level of expertise closely tied to the existing models. However, that's not happening, and the sector is going through a major transformation.
AI is transforming things. Obviously, the Alliance agrees that AI exists. It is here and it has a lot to offer. However, we are also aware of the impact of automation and AI on our industry because we've been through this kind of thing many times over the past few decades. Our workers are very apprehensive about what's happening and the development of AI because they don't see how our industry will transition into the new era.