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AI Transition Series

We're All in
This Together

Why Canada Needs a Universal AI Transition Strategy—Not Targeted Interventions.

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The Series

A five-part framework for Canada's AI transition

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Income Security for the AI Era

Canada's EI system was designed for temporary layoffs—not structural technological displacement. Historical evidence shows income support during transition is the strongest predictor of successful worker adjustment.

By Colin Wallace Jr. • 15 min read
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Paper 3

Skills and Capabilities for the AI Economy

Six decades of retraining program evaluations reveal what actually works—and what doesn't.

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Paper 4

Ensuring AI Creates Canadian Jobs

Industrial strategy for shared prosperity—why Canada can't assume new jobs will emerge automatically.

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Responsible AI Governance

A regulatory framework for managed transition—deployment speed is a policy variable, not a given.

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"The real tragedy of the original Luddites wasn't their fear of technology, but society's failure to respond humanely to their displacement."

— Historical Lesson for the AI Era

Research & Analysis

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Historical Analysis

The Golden Age Trap: Lessons from the Handloom Weavers

How partial automation created temporary prosperity before devastating an entire workforce.

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Canadian Data

The Canadian AI Displacement Map

Mapping which workers, industries, and regions face displacement—and on what timeline.

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International

The EU AI Act: A Template for Canada?

What Europe's approach to high-risk AI in employment means for Canadian workers.

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