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This motion directs Federal Council, as the governing body of the Green Party of Canada (Article 6.1.2), to ensure that all Cabinet portfolios maintain a position on Artificial Intelligence-related policy for their portfolio, that is consistent with member-approved policy.
Type of Proposal
A directive to ask the party’s Federal Council to consider an action
Objective / Benefit
The Green Party of Canada will benefit from leading other political parties on Artificial Intelligence-related policy, understanding its impact across all policy areas. The 2022 Green Talks series recommended that every critic should understand the impact of Artificial Intelligence to their portfolio. This directive aims to codify that recommendation into Federal Council and Shadow Cabinet priorities. This directive takes no position on what the policy should be, only that it is strategically important for the Party to have a clear, nuanced position on the impact of Artificial Intelligence on all Federal policy as soon as possible.
If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
N/A
List any supporting evidence for your proposal
* BC Greens push for Artificial Intelligence task force (https://www.bcgreens.ca/bc_greens_push_for_artificial_intelligence_task_force)
* Green Talks - Why AI Should Be Our #1 Priority (https://youtu.be/8mpJsq5LkkU)
* Green speeches given in response to second reading of C-27, which includes the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-27)
Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?
N/A
Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
Yes
Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
English
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29/04/2024 -
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Almost entirely agreed, but a directive motion cannot be directed to the Leader and Shadow Cabinet. Directive proposals can only offer proposals to be considered by Federal Council (Article 7.3.5), which is partly why the directive has been structured this way.
We agree that Federal Council has no direct role in developing specific policy, and this directive respects that limitation. This directive does NOT say what the policy should be, only that there should be policy.
The constitution appears to give Federal Council the responsibility to ensure all Units and Individuals are held accountable (Article 6.1.2), and so Federal Council appears to be ultimately responsible for ensuring that critical aspects of policy development are delivered. This is a normal and healthy internal check-and-balance in a governance system. If Shadow Cabinet were to just stop developing policy in critical areas, I believe it is within Federal Council's purview, and in fact their responsibility, to inquire as to why. Let me know if you think I'm interpreting Article 6.1.2 incorrectly, which is possible.
If there is disagreement on Federal Council's role, I would expect Federal Council to clarify how we should interpret their constitutional responsibility to hold all Green Party of Canada Units and Individuals accountable, as part of the consideration of the directive. After consideration, Federal Council could reject the directive on the basis of your argument (i.e. that Federal Council does not feel it has any role at all with respect to policy), and that could be a helpful and clarifying outcome. I would suggest passing this directive to seek clarity on that question. In fact, I don't see a downside to passing it, unless you believe we _should not_ have a broad, cross-portfolio understanding of the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on policy.
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