Ottawa lays out plan for AI data centres as community backlash grows | Unpublished
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Author: Alex Boutilier
Publication Date: September 3, 2026 - 15:59

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Ottawa lays out plan for AI data centres as community backlash grows

September 3, 2026
A.I. Minister Evan Solomon says the government understands Canadians are concerned about noise, electricity and water use of large-scale data centres.

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September 3, 2026

And? We don’t care if you understand. We don’t want them here. It’s the wrong business strategy anyway.  

The best tech is small and light, not big and heavy. This approach will fail. 

Why then is the government cheerleading rather than setting in place real governance parameters? 


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