The strongest version of this narrative is that Canada faces a critical choice: either cede its AI future to foreign corporate interests or assert sovereignty by building public AI infrastructure. The argument gains traction by highlighting OpenAI’s opaque practices—such as delaying law enforcement alerts—and its explicit ties to U.S. government coordination, framing corporate AI as inherently misaligned with Canadian values. Switzerland’s Apertus model is presented as proof that public AI can b...