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An internal Privy Council document from 2025 explains that constructing a national network of data centers for AI will create new markets for Canadian natural gas producers.

Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec

Who
Mark Carney, Privy Council, Greenpeace Canada, Keith Stewart, TC Energy, Kevin O’Leary, Ketan Joshi, Werner Antweiler
What
An internal Privy Council document from 2025 explains that constructing a national network of data centers for AI will create new markets for Canadian natural gas producers.
When
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:29:52 GMT · 1h 34m ago
Where
Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec ·
Why
The build-out of vast electricity-consuming data centers across the country can provide markets for Canadian energy, especially natural gas which is plentiful and cheap in Alberta.
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This strategy could lead to a significant increase in Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, potentially undoing years of emissions reductions, despite the availability of renewable energy alternatives.

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