Alberta’s data centre push is trouble for Danielle Smith
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Alberta’s data centre push is trouble for Danielle Smith

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202629 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

New polling shows AI data centres in Alberta are a political problem for the UCP government. We hear from voters in the heart of conservative country who are saying “no” to these mega-projects near their farmland. As Technology Minister Nate Glubish tries to sell Albertans on the strategy to woo tech giants – including Meta – at a series of hostile town halls, many voters aren’t buying into the plan. Host Kathleen Petty is joined by political watchers Jason Markusoff and Trevor Harrison, who dive into new data from Janet Brown Opinion Research that shows only seven...

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As long as she's in office, I will not be supporting her ever again.

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and new polling shows the gamble isn't paying off.

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I did vote conservative, and I regret that decision now with this whole AI centre going in. As long as she's in office, I will not be supporting her ever again. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith is betting big on data centres,

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and new polling shows the gamble isn't paying off. I think that the government needs to, they've got to address this more straight on as far as I'm concerned. As an Albertan, I know a lot of faith in the government and so whatever they tell us about

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this plant, I'm skeptical. Opposition is loud and clear. This reception, even in rural areas for the United Conservative Party, usually has the most support.

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