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PRIME MINISTER

JUSTIN TRUDEAU

INTRODUCING

CANADA

Justin Pierre James Trudeau, French born December parency, civil liberties, quality of life, education, and technologies. Pan-Canada strive to enhancing the
25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the economic freedom. number of highly-skilled researchers and graduates,
23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and promoting collaboration among centers of excel-
Leader of the Liberal Party. Trudeau is the second- From top-ranked educational institutions, world- lence, and demonstrating global leadership around
youngest Canadian Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau is class researchers, and market-leading technology the economic, ethical, policy, and legal implications
also the first to be related to a previous holder of companies, Canada has a long history of being at of Al.
the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau. the forefront of the artificial (AI) and machine learn-
ing evolution. The organization will work with global companies to
Canada, is the second largest country in the world attract FDI in sectors aligned with the government’s
in area, occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of Canada maintains its leadership stance, Canadas economic growth strategy, in particular enhanced
the continent of North America. I. It has the world’s Government launched the $125M Pan-Canadian manufacturing, agri-food, clean technology, digital
longest coastline which touches three oceans. It is next Artificial Intelligence Strategy in 2017. Led by the Ca- technology, health sciences, bio-sciences, and clean
to the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans. It is the only nadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), the resources.
country in the world to be next to three oceans at once. Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy is de-
It has six-time zones. signed to further build on the ecosystem in Canada Foreign investment in Canada currently stands at ap-
by increasing the number of highly-skilled research- proximately $800 billion. Canada’s business-friend-
Canada is a developed country and has the tenth ers and graduates, enhancing research capabilities ly environment is built on world-class cities that un-
highest nominal per capita income globally as well and discoveries through collaboration across three failingly rank as the best places to live, work and play.
as the tenth highest ranking in the Human Devel- centers of excellence, and demonstrating global
opment Index. Canada ranks among the highest in leadership around the economic, ethical, policy
international measurements of government trans- and legal implications around advancement in AI
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