Mr. Savard‑Tremblay, your comments are music to my ears and those of everyone watching us this evening. Honestly, if there's one person who wants things to move forward, it's me. I think that all Quebecers and Canadians want it too.
Bill C‑27is important in two ways. First, it's important from a privacy perspective, because we want to give people more control when it comes to transferring and protecting their personal data.
Second, Quebec, and more specifically Montreal, is a leader in artificial intelligence. Think of Yoshua Bengio or the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, which has just been established. We're taking into account the suggestions made by our colleagues, whether it be you or other colleagues, to find a way forward.
I think the work of this committee is important. If we want to continue to be a leader on the international stage when it comes to responsible AI, we also have a duty to make progress at the national level. European Commissioner Vestager commented on the framework we were proposing, saying that it was the ideal Canadian version o AI legislation to add Canada's voice to the debate around responsible AI.