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Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon at a press conference during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting, in Montreal on Monday.

Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa’s faculty of law .

Digital sovereignty has emerged as the watchword driving Canada’s digital policy agenda, as the government seeks to position the country as a global leader in artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. The increased emphasis on digital policy is welcome given the years of neglect or failed strategies that yielded little more than court challenges, trade disputes and blocked news links. Yet the focus on infrastructure spending as the key catalyst for

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