Carney making announcement about AI and digital sovereignty

On October 29, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government released a long-awaited national security strategy in Ottawa, focusing on safeguarding Canada's economy and modernizing the military. The document aims to address a range of threats including espionage, foreign interference, terrorism, and frontier AI models, which officials cited as one of the greatest current threats to Canadians. Additionally, Carney announced measures to strengthen Canada's "AI digital sovereignty." The strategy also includes an increase in defense spending, with plans to allocate over $163 billion toward military investments by mid-decade.