SRI Privacy Discussion Group

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Recent discussion

• September 18, 2026

  Bill C-36: AI, technology, law and society

  Connecting Canadian privacy reform and the EU AI Act with technical safeguards, accountability and people’s rights.

  Details and readings

  This session brought together technical, legal and social perspectives on AI governance, comparing Canada’s proposed Bill C-36 with the EU AI Act. Discussion examined the lapse of Bill C-27 and its proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, and whether privacy law alone can address AI’s wider impacts. Watermarking of AI-generated content, including Claude’s approach, raised questions about robustness, output quality and the limits of detection. The session also explored explainability, security tradeoffs and responsibility across AI supply chains, connecting system design and regulation with people’s privacy, autonomy and ability to challenge decisions.

  Recommended readings

  • Government of Canada, Backgrounder: Government of Canada introduces legislation to Protect Canadians’ Privacy in the Digital Age.
  • The Logic, Canadians could demand firms delete their personal data under new privacy bill.
  • Al Jazeera, Canada’s Bill C-36 tackles AI privacy. Is it enough?
  • Teresa Scassa, Writings on Bill C-36 — the author’s article index.
  • Osler, What the PPCDA keeps and what it changes.