The new federal artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, has all the trappings of a policy document. But it is, at its core, a declaration of belief. By @hadrianmk.bsky.social and Rachel Pettigrew @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The federal government’s long-awaited AI strategy does not tackle the environmental and climate impacts of rapidly building AI infrastructure like data centres
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Hello from Iqaluit! I'm here on my way to Canada's northernmost community (about as far north of Iqaluit as Iqaluit is from Toronto) for a story. It's always a pleasure and a privilege to return to the Arctic.
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A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any new actions to curtail this.
🏆🥈Congratulations to Rory White and David McKie at Canada's National Observer for winning the Silver CAJ Award for Data Journalism for "Mapping the dark-money oil and gas ads targeting a small Ontario town" https://loom.ly/-WN6lEo
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NEW from me at @nationalobserver.com:
Yesterday, a group of climate conscious municipal leaders met on the sidelines of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to strategize on how to bring the climate crisis back on the agenda.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/08/n...
After 'feedback from thousands,' Carney government slows down sweeping environmental changes www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
NEW from @natashabulowski.bsky.social and myself
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/04/n...
The new federal artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, has all the trappings of a policy document. But it is, at its core, a declaration of belief.
A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any ne...
A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any ne...
The group is advocating for a national clean energy grid, major housing build-out and retrofit program, among other initiatives — and calling for a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to pay for it ...
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The real reason Mark Carney wants to build so many AI data centres?
@jenstden.bsky.social and I report on internal govt documents explaining one of the top 'public policy benefits to Canada' of data centres is they 'provide markets' for gas producers.
www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m... @desmog.com
CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
The Carney government is slowing down planned regulatory changes that angered some First Nations and mobilized civil society organizations.
A single box in the 49-page document is dedicated to the environmental impacts of AI. It acknowledges that AI data centres require a lot of energy and increase water usage, but does not propose any ne...
