Discussion · Oral Questions
Heather McPherson NDP
“AI data centres hurt the environment, our communities, and our power grid. American tech companies are coming here for cheap power, water, and public money. I want the Prime Minister to promise that Canadian families will not pay higher power bills to help big tech.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is pushing a massive expansion of AI, but data centres powering it come at a cost to our environment, our communities and our electrical grid. Americans overwhelmingly voted to put a pause on these projects, demanding protections for their communities. American tech giants are coming to Canada. They are looking for cheap water, power and public subsidies. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that Canadian families will not see their electricity bills increase to subsidize big tech?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is pushing a massive expansion of AI, but data centres powering it come at a cost to our environment, our communities and our electrical grid. Americans overwhelmingly voted to put a pause on these projects, demanding protections for their communities. American tech giants are coming to Canada. They are looking for cheap water, power and public subsidies. Will the Prime Minister guarantee that Canadian families will not see their electricity bills increase to subsidize big tech?