Inflating natural gas demand (and therefore gas company profits) is also the reason that Danielle Smith is pushing AI data centres in Alberta. See her quote in the legislature below AND a segment from Smith's "Mature Asset Strategy." #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Phillip Meintzer
What's driving Canada's AI data centre boom? Internal gov docs show that it's the opportunity to "provide markets to Canadian energy"
What energy is supplying these projects? Gas of course!
Read @geoffdembicki.bsky.social and @jenstden.bsky.social 's piece below:
www.desmog.com/2026/06/11/m...
Boosting energy production is one of the top ‘public policy benefits to Canada’ of data centres, internal Privy Council document explains.