iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Replies

Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 12/05/2026

1/ It’s time to build affordable homes, a national network of public grocery stores, electric buses and an east-west clean energy grid. Not massive corporate AI data centres unleashed without any democratic debate. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.ca

Plan unveiled for 'sovereign AI data centre' cluster in Kamloops, Vancouver | CBC News

Vancouver and Kamloops will be home to a new data centre cluster under a planned partnership announced by the federal government and Telus.

13466179

Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 12/05/2026

2/ There's also no real data sovereignty in an AI ecosystem dominated by U.S. tech giants. Telus may be Canadian-owned, but it has already transferred 14 petabytes of Canadian data onto Google Cloud as part of its AI strategy.

115123

Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 12/05/2026

3/ This is a technology that will bring sweeping changes at a scale and speed never seen before. Canadians deserve real oversight and a robust regulatory framework before we rush ahead.

215120