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Prime Minister Mark Carney to take 'active role' in new AI advisory council

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Karadeglija, A. (2026, October 5). Prime Minister Mark Carney to take 'active role' in new AI advisory council. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/prime-minister-mark-carney-to-take-active-role-in-new-ai-advisory-council/article_2b68c43a-0320-5255-a1e1-df467f2a24b1.html

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Prime Minister Mark Carney will play an active role in a newly established AI advisory council that takes an “all of government” approach to advising on artificial intelligence. The council includes renowned figures like Yoshua Bengio and experts from various fields such as economics and business. This development comes alongside the launch of two other advisory councils focusing specifically on AI and labour, and AI and culture.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney launched a 13-member National Council on Artificial Intelligence in Canada to advise the government on AI strategy and safety. The council includes renowned computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, as well as experts from academia, business, and national security. Its mandate covers accelerating AI adoption, developing industry leaders, building infrastructure, and ensuring technology benefits all Canadians while managing risks. This initiative follows global concerns about AI's rapid development and potential threats to democracy and cybersecurity. The council will work in tandem with existing advisory bodies focusing on AI’s impact on labour and culture.

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Anja Karadeglija

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🔮 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will “play an active role” in setting the agenda for Ottawa’s new AI advisory council.

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Topics

Innovation Canada Liberal OTTAWA The Canadian Press the Prime Minister’s Office

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OTTAWA GPE · 2× Innovation Canada ORG · 1× Liberal NORP · 1× Mark Carney PERSON · 1× The Canadian Press ORG · 1× Yoshua Bengio PERSON · 1× the Prime Minister’s Office ORG · 1×

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The government already has an advisory council housed at Innovation Canada, which the spokesperson says is more focused on technical advice to the minister.

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🔮 OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will “play an active role” in setting the agenda for Ottawa’s new AI advisory council.

2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Prime Minister Mark Carney to take 'active role' in new AI advisory council · assertive framing

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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will “play an active role” in setting the agenda for Ottawa’s new AI advisory council. asserted

Carney → play → council

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office says the new group, announced Friday, will take an “all of government” approach to advising on AI. asserted

group → say → AI

The advisory council includes AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, as well as a experts in economics, business and AI. asserted

council → include → economics

The government already has an advisory council housed at Innovation Canada, which the spokesperson says is more focused on technical advice to the minister. asserted

spokesperson → have → minister

The Liberal government has also launched a new advisory council on AI and labour, which held its first meeting Monday. asserted

which → launch → meeting

The government also launched a separate advisory council on AI and culture in March. asserted

government → launch → March

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press