I see Doug Ford has appointed Newmarket-Aurora MPP, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, as Parliamentary Assistant to the Associate Minister of Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Vijay Thanigasalam, the Progressive Conservative MPP for Scarborough—Rouge Park.
Gallagher Murphy’s base salary is $163,275 (less than Tom “Instagram” Vegh’s) but carries a "Parliamentary Assistant" supplement of $23,348 bringing the total to $186,623.
ChatGPT tells me Gallagher Murphy introduced a private member’s motion in April 2024 calling for Ontario to assess the risks, successful adoption and ethical use of AI in government, alongside measures against emerging cybersecurity threats. The Legislature debated and passed it on 8 May 2024. It was an expression of the House’s opinion, rather than legislation establishing enforceable requirements.
Gallagher Murphy knows all about ethical behaviour so I suppose the job is a perfect fit.