Kurt Holman

C-8 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill, an act respecting cybersecurity and amending the Telecommunications Act. Before being elected to represent the people of London—Fanshawe, I spent nearly three decades working in the information technology field. I started young. In 1996, at age 16, while still in high school at North Lambton Secondary School in Forest, Ontario, I took my first job [more]

Mr. Speaker, with regard to threats, the Conservatives put proper limits on ministers' powers, such as raising the threshold for an action from a threat to a serious, systematic threat. With regard to that, it requires reasonable grounds for ministerial actions. As for the concern of threats, there is also stipulation that it is to include serious, systematic threats, again, to fully recognize [more]

C-8 Mr. Speaker, with regard to Bill, concerns for privacy and also keeping freedom of expression, which Canadians desire, what safeguards are in place to prevent Liberal government overreach with Bill C-8?

Mr. Speaker, I just want to add that, from a Conservative point of view, Canada's national security requires being prepared for the cyberwarfare threats we face. Conservatives fully recognize the importance of cybersecurity as part of the national defence strategy for public and private entities. The Liberal government has been slow to address cyber-threats, with no substantive legislative [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal, the immigration system is more out of control than ever before. Prime Minister Theclaims that student numbers are down, but last year alone, under the Liberal Prime Minister, there were over 240,000 permits issued, compared to 187,000 in 2015 before the Liberals dramatically expanded Canada's immigration policies. That is not sustainable. Youth [more]

Mr. Speaker, with regard to the tinfoil hat community, I assure everyone that the Conservatives are not a tinfoil hat community. We are here to protect the freedoms that all Canadians enjoy, such as freedom of expression and privacy. With regard to the bill going through committee, it was the Conservatives' responsibility to respect those freedoms while balancing the cybersecurity protections [more]

C-2 Mr. Speaker, first of all, Conservatives support the bill's going to committee to fix the glaring problems with it, such as the fact that Liberals have also demonstrated they are willing to breach people's privacy with Bill. Conservatives have repeatedly forced the government to improve major shortcomings in government legislation. Cybersecurity is too important to leave in the hands of the [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of London—Fanshawe and also on behalf of my fellow Canadians with concerns about Bill. The concern is that Bill C-9 could be used to criminalize passages from religious texts, including the Bible, the Quran, the Torah and other sacred texts. Freedom of expression and freedom of religion are fundamental rights that must be preserved.

Thank you, sir. You raise concerns about the lack of oversight for rapidly evolving AI systems, including open-source models. Is the federal government behind on developing its AI policy and safeguards for Canadians? Then I have a follow-up question. Have you seen any progress with the federal government AI policy ever since your appearance and warnings at the industry committee two years ago?

Thank you, Madam Chair. This is a question for Mr. Tessari L'Allié. The federal government needs stronger AI governance. There have been repeated concerns about delays, limited consultation and a lack of clear legislative direction. Your organization made a submission to the national AI task force. Do you feel your key concerns were meaningfully reflected in the government summary? If not, [more]

Do you feel that Canada should require mandatory safety testing or certification before high-risk AI systems are deployed?