Hospital leaders look for support during Ontario pre-budget hearings

Last September, nearly 6,500 people—including start-up founders, investors, and researchers—gathered at the Palais des congrès in Montreal for All In, Canada’s largest artificial intelligence event. After passing through a security checkpoint, they lounged on plush furniture and posed in front of a luminous “ALL IN” sign. Everyone wore a lanyard with a QR code that could be scanned to connect through an app, a sort of modern-day business card. Kiosks showcased AI companies; smooth jazz flowed and so did coffee. Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, Evan...