Data centres are on the rise – and they’re hyperscaling Canadians’ anger, too

The rapid expansion of AI data centres across Canada is raising public concerns about electricity and water consumption, environmental impacts and the broader risks of artificial intelligence, writes Paris Marx. He highlights municipal moratoriums on new data centres, calls for provincial restrictions and federal guidelines as measures to address growing opposition, while suggesting governments must do more to respond to community concerns. He warns that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government risks a political backlash unless it reconsiders its aggressive push for AI adoption and gives greater weight to public concerns about the technology’s impacts.

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