Revise AI for All Strategy

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Petitioners ask the Government to revise the AI for All Strategy and its $200 billion pledge, require staged funding, Canadian servers, job and environmental studies (including 60% adoption by 2034), plus education and creator protections.

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Official petition

Petition to the Government of Canada The government’s “AI for All” Strategy (published June 4, 2026) encourages heavy adoption of AI by businesses without considering the probable impacts on Canadian job numbers; The Strategy earmarks $200 billion in taxpayer money for a speculative and unproven technology; The Strategy fails to address the environmental and climate impacts of 60% AI adoption by 2034; and The Strategy aims to “provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student” while disregarding the likely consequences to educational standards (i.e. widespread AI-enabled cheating). We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: 1. Immediately conduct a study of the Strategy’s likely impact on short-term and long-term Canadian job numbers; 2. If a net job loss is forecasted, rework the Strategy to prioritize job preservation and creation for Canadians; 3. Commit the $200 billion in stages, with subsequent investment dependent on real, tangible benefits for Canadians, and prioritize Canadian-owned, Canadian-housed servers; 4. Undertake a rigorous scientific assessment of the likely environmental and climate impacts of 60% AI adoption by 2034; 5. Work closely with the academic sector to ensure meaningful educational standards are maintained; 6. Uphold Canada’s national mandate to “foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts,” and protect the interests of Canadian creators against mass-produced AI content; and 7. Weighing all projected negative impacts (economic, educational, social, and environmental) against projected benefits, reassess whether there is a clear mandate for the Strategy, or whether it should be revoked or modified.

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