The federal government is getting into AI data centres. It should expect controversies

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada’s artificial intelligence strategy on Thursday, with a plan to for “large-scale AI data centres” and a goal of massively increasing the country’s computing capacity by 2030.That means lots of new AI data centres, with the hopes of increasingly keeping Canadian data within the country’s borders.But until recently, developing these facilities has been primarily a matter of local concern for communities where