Evan Solomon
Role at the time: Federal Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, in a post on his X account
Statement summary
In a post on X at 00:43 UTC on September 30, 2026 (the evening of September 29 in Eastern time), Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, said protecting Canadians and safeguarding government systems "remains a top priority." He said "At this time, there is no indication that Canadian government systems were compromised or that any data was accessed." He added that the government is working closely with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security "as part of the ongoing assessment." The post links to the Cyber Centre's statement and does not mention Library and Archives Canada, Transluce or OpenAI.
“Protecting Canadians and safeguarding government systems remains a top priority. At this time, there is no indication that Canadian government systems were compromised or that any data was accessed. We are working closely with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security as part of the ongoing assessment.”
A post from the account of Evan Solomon, Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, published at 00:43 UTC on September 30, 2026 (the evening of September 29 in Eastern time). It links to the Cyber Centre's statement. A French-language version of the post appeared less than a minute earlier. The Canadian Press quotes the same post and attributes it to Solomon.
Why we used this label
Relative to the proposition that AI agents made attempts to hack the Library and Archives Canada service, the post addresses only the outcome: it says there is no indication of compromise or data access, and that an assessment with the Cyber Centre is ongoing. It does not say whether the requests were hacking attempts or whose agents sent them. We used Minimized because it reassures on consequences while an assessment continues and treats the matter as one under review, without rejecting the proposition. This is a borderline call, because the post never mentions hacking, AI agents or the requests and reads as a response to the reports that the Cyber Centre statement it links addresses. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, because the conclusion is limited by "At this time" and the ongoing assessment, but a present-tense hedge alone does not make a statement conditional.