Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Minister.
The part of Bill C‑27 that pertains to artificial intelligence relies a great deal on self-regulation. The bill has been designed so that companies can create codes of conduct to regulate themselves more independently. The government will therefore have to approve codes of conduct that may not be very strong, which is a concern. What accountability will there be? Will there be audits? If so, how will those audits be monitored? I am referring to governance, protecting innovation, transparency, which is essential, and copyright protection.
That leads me to a fundamental question: If there were an abuse or someone had to be reprimanded for violating a person's privacy, who would be held accountable? That isn't clear. Would it be the developer, the seller or even the user? The private sector needs us to get clarification from you on that because it is creating confusion and preventing us from moving forward.