Thank you, Chair.
Thanks to all the witnesses for being here today. This is a very challenging topic for even the smartest of legislators. I really value the expertise that all of you bring to this conversation. It's really helping inform our discussions.
Professor Quaid, you said in your opening remarks that delay is “not an option”. You used the words “vital” and “urgent”. It sort of sounds like right now in Canada AI development and the regulations around it are a bit of a Wild West in terms of anything goes. Can you speak to the urgency that you spoke to and just stress that a little bit more?