# Hamilton is pushing back against an AI data centre development

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Podcast: [The Jill Bennett Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jill-bennett-show-1119871)
Published: 2026-06-26T21:13:00+00:00
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## Resource

Hamilton has become ground zero in Canada's debate over artificial intelligence infrastructure. The city has approved a one-year pause on new AI data-centre development after fierce public opposition to a proposal to build a massive data-centre campus on its harbourfront. Guest: Anne Pasek - Associate professor at Trent University and the Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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