Canada's AI Sovereignty Plan: New National Council Explained
Co-produced by Daniel Aharonoff and DigitalDan As the chief editor of mindburst.ai, I get excited when a government actually gets it . Yesterday, on October 2, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did something most countries are still only talking about: he launched a 13-member National Council on Artificial Intelligence — a hand-picked dream team of AI researchers, startup founders, and policy experts whose job is to make sure Canada owns its AI future instead of renting it from someone else. The council's mandate is built around three powerful words: accelerating adoption, fostering national champions, and building sovereign AI infrastructure . If you think that sounds like the kind of thing only diplomats and engineers should care about, stick with me — because this story is really about your job, your small business, and your data. Here's the quote that tells you everything. Carney said that "prosperity and sovereignty in the age of AI belong to nations ...
