Canadian Teachers’ Federation concerned National AI Literacy Initiative puts adoption before safety
Financial Post · · g6094817
Educators, students, and families should define terms of engagement in K-12 schools OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On September 9th, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon, unveiled Canada’s National AI Literacy Initiative, delivered in partnership with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) welcomes […]
OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 9 th , the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon, unveiled Canada’s National AI Literacy Initiative , delivered in partnership with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) welcomes federal investment in K-12 educators. But the initiative asks teachers to integrate AI into K-12 classrooms before anyone, government included, can say whether these tools are safe and beneficial for learning. AI for All: Essentials for Educators encourages the adoption of a technology that is unregulated, untested, and changing faster than any course can keep up with. Read More