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"Ai For All": What Are We Doing

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April 13, 2026

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for "Ai for all", but what could this actually mean for you and your community as it relates to AI data centres? And is anyone pushing back against this? I break down and discuss.

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(Federal budget dedicates over $1B to boost Canadian AI and quantum computing, CBC News)

(clip, Mark Carney h/t Scott Robertson)

(clip, Liberal convention and union member)

(After Intense Lobbying, Carney Allows GasPowered Data Centres in Alberta, The Walrus)

(clip, Avi Lewis on Carney embracing AI)

(clip Avi Lewis, h/t Scott Robertson)

(Manitoba Moves to Outlaw Algorithmic Pricinga First in Canada, The Walrus)

(Poilievre Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to the Economy, The Walrus)

(The annoying buzz of our AI future is keeping Vineland awake, The Philly Inquirer)

(clip of AI data centre noise)

(A humming annoyance or jobs boom?, BBC)

(N.J. electric bills are spiking and AI data centers are to blame, NJ)

(We found every data centre in Canada, The Logic)

(So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know, CCPA)

(Alberta scraps environmental assessment for Kevin O'Leary's 'world's largest' data centre, National Observer)

(Wonder Valley AI Data Centre exempt from provincial environmental impact assessment, still needs permits, CBC News)

(AIrelated data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business, CBC News)

(Data Center Watch)

(Communities are rising up against data centers and winning, The Verge) (So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know, CCPA)

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