Either Kahlon was wrong when he said BC was helping shape strategy, or Glumac is admitting that BC wasn't even at the grownup table
Gavin Dew, BC Conservative Critic for Jobs, Economic Development, Innovation, and AI is asking " Why doesn't British Columbia have its own AI strategy ? " British Columbians have now heard two very different stories from this NDP government. In April, Minister of State for AI Rick Glumac told the Legislature that BC was working closely with Ottawa and pushing for a national framework on artificial intelligence. In May, Minister Ravi Kahlon claimed British Columbia was actively shaping the federal government's AI strategy and helping lead the conversation. Now that the federal strategy has finally been released, Minister Glumac is suddenly criticizing it and suggesting British Columbia's concerns were not addressed, according to a statement given to BC Today. So, which is it? Either Minister Kahlon was wrong when he said British Columbia was helping shape the strategy, or Minister Glumac is admitting that despite all the government's talk, BC wasn't even a...