BC Green Leader Emily Lowan is calling for a pause in building AI data centres in BC until the environmental, health and security risks of these facilities are properly understood and regulated. The federal government and Telus, the telecom company building the projects, describe the data centres as a bid to boost Canada’s sovereign computing and artificial-intelligence infrastructure. Two data centres — the cost of which have not been disclosed — will be in Vancouver and the other in Kamloops. Lowan said the current “build first, regulate later” model pushed by the federal and provincial governments is reckless and unacceptable for British Columbians ... CLICK HERE for the full story
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