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Evan Solomon, Canada’s AI minister, has indicated that American companies might play a role in Canada’s sovereign cloud strategy. Speaking at Solink’s Ottawa headquarters, Solomon emphasized the complexity of defining ‘sovereignty’ in the context of data centers, where American firms currently own a significant portion. Concerns about data sovereignty are heightened due to US policies like the Cloud Act, but Solomon reassured that the US government cannot access data without judicial warrants. The Canadian government is working on a renewed federal AI strategy and is also planning a program to bolster the country’s quantum computing sector, aiming to retain Canadian intellectual property and support domestic companies.