Mémoire de l’ABRC au ministère de la Justice sur la consultation publique : Modernisation de la Loi

These are needed for LAC to effectively serve as the memory of the Government of Canada, to provide services and access to Canadians, and to manage and grow its vibrant private and government archival holdings. [...] We note the uniqueness of LAC’s role in records retention and the many private records that go beyond the scope and use of other government records and therefore keeping the exemptions in the Act are critical to allowing LAC to meet its mandate. [...] The pervasiveness of AI and the lack of understanding by Canadians of its depth, reach and authority2 demonstrates the need for explainable AI (XAI) or the right to explanation. [...] The OECD AI Principles provide an example of some of the questions that should be considered by industry to be transparent and explainable.5 Privacy and Open Government CARL believes in the direction of open by default/open data/open science as a means to make available information to the public, for the public good--especially that which has been captured or created with public funds. [...] Privacy Commissioner and administering the Privacy Act Assigning responsibility for the management of the Privacy Act and the provisions contained within is an important role and critical to effectively carrying out the rules in the Act.