Majority of Canadians oppose government support for AI data centres, poll shows
(www.theglobeandmail.com)
That's a very informative CBC news article data data centres in Canada.
96 proposed hyperscaler DCs is excessive. Especially for water stressed regions like Alberta.
I believe we do need some more DCs for Canada's own sovereign needs. With appropriate care for noise impact and power/water usage to avoid causing undue problems. AI is a bubble but there is a demand for it so better to use Canadian AI (cohere.com) hosted in Canadian DCs.
lemmy.ca itself is hosted in an East Vancouver data centre: