Canada’s AI Race or Land Grab | Winnipeg News

Canada’s AI race is turning into a wild land grab, with proposals for data centers demanding more power than all Canadian homes combined—far outpacing federal projections. Most are flooding Alberta, lured by cheap energy and open doors for U.S. investors. But this frenzy ignores Canada’s real needs: affordable, sovereign computing for local researchers and businesses, not just chasing U.S. tech dominance. The real vision? Publicly owned infrastructure like Telus and Bell’s projects, plus a proposed SCIP supercomputer for universities and hospitals, designed to serve the public good, not market forces. Open-source AI can already compete and run efficiently on smaller servers—no need to follow the U.S. frontier. The big question: how many centers will we allow, and where? The answer may be shaped by lobbyists, not citizens—or public interest. Canada’s AI strategy promises sovereignty and growth, but it’s failing to center the people—or limit U.S. control. It’s time to decide what kind of AI we want, who it serves, and who controls it. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9741453062f5aec5