Note to Carney and Solomon: Digital subservience is not a good thing

Canada must not allow language to be put in a trade deal that would impede an ambitious digital agenda.

If Canada wants to be digitally sovereign, it must pass legislation on AI, data privacy, children’s online safety, and cyber-security - legislation that died on the order paper when Parliament was prorogued in January.

On May 8, the UK signed a framework trade agreement with the United States—officially called the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD). It…