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Committee Authorized to Study the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Human Rights and Economic Security

February 5, 2026


Hon. Paulette Senior [ - ]

Pursuant to notice of December 4, 2025, moved:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights be authorized to examine and report on the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights and economic security in Canada, especially in relation to vulnerable groups and the international human right to work;

That the committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit its reports on this study with the Clerk of the Senate if the Senate is not then sitting, and that the reports be deemed to have been tabled in the Senate; and

That the committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than December 31, 2026, and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings for 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

Hon. Peter Harder (The Hon. the Acting Speaker)

Are senators ready for the question?

The Hon. the Acting Speaker (Harder)

Is it your pleasure, honourable senators, to adopt the motion?

Hon. Senators: Agreed.

(Motion agreed to.)

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