¹ CPC on privacy loss and bias

Conservative policy includes support for digital privacy as a fundamental right, calling for legislation to enshrine it along with increased privacy and data protections, but the policy does not provide specifics or explicitly address AI.

² CPC on national security & cyber risks

Conservative policy emphasises the importance of national security and cybersecurity, including collaborating with international allies to create a national standard for cybersecurity, but the policy does not provide specifics or explicitly address AI.

³ LPC on job displacement and revenue loss

Liberal policy supports a Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income which would provide Canadians a safety net if they lost their jobs. However, such a scheme does not address the human and societal impacts. It would also be extremely expensive, and they do not state how they would pay for it. 

As government they included very minor worker reskilling support amounting to 2% of their $2.4B investment in AI in Budget 2024. With 95% of the AI budget going to support AI development and adoption, this suggests that the Liberals' priority is accelerating AI rather than dealing with its impacts.

⁴ LPC on Deepfakes, scams and misinformation

Liberal policy discusses disinformation, but the proposed solution would not deal with AI impacts. 

As government, they introduced the Online Harms Act, but AI was not a focus, the Bill did not pass, and they have not stated whether they would reintroduce it. They also created the new AI Safety institute, but it is very small, will only perform research on these topics, and there is no commitment to adopt its recommendations.

⁵ LPC on privacy loss and bias

As government, the Liberals introduced Bill C-27, which contained notable privacy measures and would have required some AI systems to be assessed for risks of biased output. However, they repeatedly delayed the Bill causing it to fail when they prorogued Parliament, and there is currently no plan to reintroduce it. The AI Safety institute they created will touch on these issues, but it is small, will only perform research on these topics, and there is no commitment to adopt its solutions or recommendations.

⁶ LPC on national security & cyber risks

Liberal policy supports increasing the defence budget and modernizing Canada's defence strategy, which might be helpful to address risks from AI, but there is no specific mention of it.

As government, the Liberals introduced Bill C-26, which would require certain critical infrastructure operators to implement cyber security measures, but the Bill was not prioritised, failed when they prorogued Parliament, and they have not committed to reintroduce it. The aforementioned AI Safety Institute includes researching some of these risks in its scope, but it is small and there is no commitment to adopt its solutions or recommendations.

⁷ GPC on job displacement and revenue loss

Green policy supports a Guaranteed Liveable Basic Income, which would provide Canadians a safety net if they lost their jobs. However, such a scheme does not address the human and societal impacts. It would also be extremely expensive, and they do not state how they would pay for it.