The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that concerns about digital sovereignty have shaped Canadian digital policy. The Globe's guest columnist Michael Geist writes that this debate highlights worries about relying on non-Canadian companies for critical services and the potential override of Canadian privacy protections by foreign entities. These remain real concerns, but the past few weeks have revealed an overlooked threat that similarly speaks to a loss of control. While we have been worried about others controlling our infrastructure or using our data, we have lost sight of the risks of Canada being locked out of the most capable AI models, with consequences that could leave the country in the second tier of AI. Last month, U.S. export controls forced Anthropic to suspend access to its advanced AI models, Mythos and Fable. After negotiations, the controls were lifted, restoring global access to the Fable model, while the most powerful model remains limited to government-approved organizations. Meanwhile, OpenAI's new model is being rolled out with the U.S. government approving access one customer at a time. The U.S. government has become the key regulator of new AI models, controlling access and terms.