Canada’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) minister, Evan Solomon, isn’t ruling out American companies playing a part in Canada’s sovereign cloud strategy .

“The Cloud Act does not allow the US government at any point to just come in and grab your data; they need judicial warrants.”

Solomon made the remarks Thursday morning at Solink’s Ottawa headquarters, after commemorating its expansion. When asked by reporters if there’s a role for American companies in Canada’s sovereign cloud effort, Solomon said the government is still working out the definition of “sovereignty,” and that the concept comes with legal, operational, technical, and political considerations.

“We’re working on the definition, because it means there’s legal definitions of ‘chain of command’ and ‘under control,’ making sure

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