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Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon said the government told OpenAI to produce 'hard proposals,' and the government is 'also looking [at] proposals that have to do with escalation thresholds.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE
  • A recent bombshell report revealed OpenAI internally flagged and banned the shooter's profile on the startup’s chatbot, ChatGPT, months ago, but elected not to inform legal authorities in Canada.

Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE
  • A recent bombshell report revealed OpenAI internally flagged and banned the shooter's profile on the startup’s chatbot, ChatGPT, months ago, but elected not to inform legal authorities in Canada.
Rosa Galvez

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

OpinionBY ISG SENATOR ROSA GALVEZ, GEOFF STRONG, RICHARD VAN DER JAGT

‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI
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To ban or not to ban? Experts wary of restricting social media access for kids, as feds watch Australian approach

The federal government is downplaying concerns by comparing an extraordinary new power in Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's budget to the use of so-called ‘regulatory sandboxes,’ write Geneviève Paul and Anaïs Bussières McNicoll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-15 is one of the biggest threats yet to Canada’s rule of law 

OpinionBY GENEVIèVE PAUL, ANAïS BUSSIèRES MCNICOLL
  • The omnibus budget bill gives unprecedented power to federal ministers to exempt virtually any entity from all federal laws and regulations—except the Criminal Code.

Bill C-15 is one of the biggest threats yet to Canada’s rule of law 

OpinionBY GENEVIèVE PAUL, ANAïS BUSSIèRES MCNICOLL
  • The omnibus budget bill gives unprecedented power to federal ministers to exempt virtually any entity from all federal laws and regulations—except the Criminal Code.
Parliamentary Calendar

Liberal MP Kayabaga to talk unlocking growth in Africa and the Caribbean during Empire Club event on Feb. 26

As president of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy, columnist Andrew Caddell, centre, appeared before a National Assembly committee studying Quebec’s Bill 1, alongside colleague Geoffrey Chambers, right, and lawyer Michael Bergman on Feb. 4. Screenshot courtesy of the Quebec National Assembly

Hearings at National Assembly offer insight into Bill 1

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL
  • The so-called Quebec 'Constitution' legislation doesn’t respect international law or the Canadian Constitution, and is a threat to the province's English-speaking community.

Hearings at National Assembly offer insight into Bill 1

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL
  • The so-called Quebec 'Constitution' legislation doesn’t respect international law or the Canadian Constitution, and is a threat to the province's English-speaking community.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the official opposition needs to 'get out of the way' to make legislative progress, but Conservatives say the Liberals are being 'contradicted by reality.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Despite early ‘spirit of co-operation’ on some bills, Liberal agenda still failing to launch in Parliament, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The Conservatives have offered avenues for progress on government justice bills and a proposed GST credit, but far too much of the prime minister's agenda is 'still waiting at the starting gate,' says Liberal strategist Joe Jordan.

Despite early ‘spirit of co-operation’ on some bills, Liberal agenda still failing to launch in Parliament, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • The Conservatives have offered avenues for progress on government justice bills and a proposed GST credit, but far too much of the prime minister's agenda is 'still waiting at the starting gate,' says Liberal strategist Joe Jordan.
Maninder Sidhu
In October 2025, International Minister Trade Maninder Sidhu tabled C-13, which formally welcomes the United Kingdom into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • Canada and Mexico are the only nations in the trade bloc that have not yet ratified the United Kingdom's entry into the deal, meaning that Canadian businesses can’t trade with those in the U.K. under the CPTPP's terms.
Maninder Sidhu

Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW
  • Canada and Mexico are the only nations in the trade bloc that have not yet ratified the United Kingdom's entry into the deal, meaning that Canadian businesses can’t trade with those in the U.K. under the CPTPP's terms.

We need to go beyond criminal law reform to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY LANA WELLS
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Sean Fraser

We need to go beyond criminal law reform to end gender-based violence

OpinionBY LANA WELLS

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