Connie Cody

Mr. Speaker, parents cannot take on some of the largest technology companies in the world by themselves. Parents can set boundaries, talk with their children and monitor device use, but they cannot control recommendation algorithms, platform design or how harmful content is promoted. C-34 Platforms must be accountable for the risks they create, and government has an important role to play. My [more]

Mr. Speaker, I think everyone in this House agrees that online harms are real and that children need better protection. The question is not whether action is needed. The question is whether the specific measures before us would deliver the results that families are expecting. If a law can be bypassed easily, if children can simply migrate to other platforms or if key details are left to future [more]

C-34 Mr. Speaker, no security system is judged by its strongest lock, but instead by how easily someone gets through its weakest point. The same idea applies to Bill. We need to discuss whether its proposed measures for a safer Internet would actually work when children and platforms test them. I share the goal of the bill before us. The most important thing is to protect our children. Parents [more]

Mr. Speaker, I completely sympathize with parents who have gone through things like coercion, extortion, and online harms and scams. We are seeing this happen and it is escalating. It is something that needs to be discussed at committee. We need to find a way to protect not only our children but families. As technology is growing, we need to move in a way that looks at everything.

Mr. Speaker, the damage from Canada's steel crisis is not stopping at the steel mill. Stelco is idling its coating lines and laying off workers, and the downstream industry is taking a hit. A stamping manufacturer in my community of Cambridge bought its steel from Stelco for years. Now that the supply is gone, it is not able to source what it needs. It will lose its contracts and customers [more]

Mr. Speaker, throwing more money at the problem will not produce the steel this company needs at this time. How does this make industry more competitive? Conservatives have a plan to eliminate the industrial carbon tax, to pre-approve LNG projects that create demand for Canadian steel and to restore access to our largest export market. If this Cambridge manufacturer cannot secure the material it [more]

Madam Speaker, in this current day of an affordability crisis, which the Liberal government voted we are actually not in, I am hearing from members of my community about affordability and accountability with respect to the government. It seems that the government is measuring its success by the amount of money it spends. What are my colleague's thoughts on that?

Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for her wonderful speech and for her good work with seniors. Seniors on fixed incomes cannot negotiate a raise when groceries and heating go up. Many seniors spent their lives saving responsibly, only to watch inflation take away those savings. Does the member agree that the government's deficit spending negatively impacts a senior's retirement?

Yes, thank you. You're saying that you collect all this information. How does the library acquire this knowledge and information?

I'm curious. Is the information public or secure? For example, who can access it? Can ordinary Canadian citizens access it? Can foreign researchers in Canada access it? Can foreign researchers or foreign entities access it?

A library preserves original knowledge. AI increasingly interprets knowledge for users. Are you concerned that future researchers may rely on AI-generated summaries rather than consulting original Canadian sources?

How would someone go about accessing information and knowledge being preserved at the Library and Archives?

Is there any information or knowledge that is off limits, confidential or highly sensitive and needs protection?

Thank you. Through you, Chair, I want to welcome the witnesses here today. I really appreciate your coming here to share your knowledge and expertise. One component to the mandate of Library and Archives of Canada, which is why I'm going to direct this question to Leslie Weir, is to be a source of enduring knowledge accessible to all, contributing to the cultural, social and economic [more]