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Evan Solomon on the promise and perils of AI
On this episode of WONK, host Amanda Lang talks to the AI minister about driving adoption, building safeguards and working with the U.S.
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Published:June 11, 2026
Project: Build Big Talent
Few innovations have held the amount of promise and — let’s face it — peril as artificial intelligence. Will it be mankind’s greatest leap forward or its absolute demise? Into this uncertainty comes Canada’s new AI strategy, one which tries to walk the line between promise and peril. Host Amanda Lang talks to Evan Solomon, Canada’s first Minister of AI and Digital Innovation.
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