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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Last little thing for the day, before we head for a long rest! Please let us know how it was! Thank you to all that have came out to support and rally! We truly appreciate it and stay tuned! Please e-transfer donation to: no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com #noai #vancouver #election #local #community

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

**Corrections on errors!** Come take a look at all their stances! Elections are coming in less than a blink of an eye and it's important to stay on top of it! 🚨For the latest updates on where candidates stand, please go to our election tracker at: vancouver.stopthedatacentre.ca

Muhammad Ahmad
BRIGHT FUTURE VANCOUVER
"Bright Future Vancouver opposes large AI datacentres in Vancouver.
"On generative AI, my position is that it should be a tool, like Microsoft Office and other workplace software, not a replacement for workers...Workers should have a say in how AI is used, and no one should be pushed out of a job simply because a new tool exists.
- Sept. 24 text message Followed up to clarify stance on a moratorium and regulations, no response yet.
Scott Gilbert
Emailed September 15. No response provided as of
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last update.
Kareem Allam
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VANCOUVER LIBERALS
Party opposes building AI datacentres in Vancouver, citing housing shortages, but supports their construction elsewhere in Canada, arguing it would
"ensure data sovereignty."
"We will also press for the responsible standards you have been advocating for. We agree, communities that host these facilities deserve rules on water use, electrical demand and costs passed to ratepayers, with protection for low-income households. We will use Vancouver's voice with the Province to get that done."
Sept. 22 email from Vancouver Liberal
party

Ken Sim
Incumbent: Mayor
ABC VANCOUVER
Promotes datacentre development in the city, calling them "world-class facilities."
Voted against a motion to consider rules for
datacentres on July 15.
Pete Fry
Incumbent: At-large
VAN GREENS
Spoke in favour of Councillor Maloney's July 15 motion to consider rules for datacentres, saying,
"I support it... it's a more sensible approach in the context of what we're able to do as municipal government."
Rebecca Bligh
Incumbent: At-large
VOTE VANCOUVER
Voted in favour of a motion to consider rules for datacentres on July 15.
Emailed party (hello@votevancouver.ca) September 15.
No response provided as of last update.

Amauri Caliman
Independent
"I believe Vancouver needs a clear and transparent framework for evaluating major AI and datacentre projects before approvals are granted. I would want every proposal assessed on its actual benefits and impacts.... I support strong local planning and impact assessment. At the same time, I would not treat every datacentre proposal identically or make a blanket decision without considering the specific project, available evidence, and coordination with BC Hydro and the Province."
Colleen Hardwick
TEAM
Party email on August 24: "TEAM supports a municipal moratorium on the approval and permitting of Al datacentres while appropriate local planning and regulatory frameworks are developed."

Documenting candidates' positions on current datacentre proposals...
Are rules needed to regulate AI datacentres?
Here's what we have so far...

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Part 2! Here are their stances and what they have to say! 🚨For the latest updates on where candidates stand, please go to our election tracker at: vancouver.stopthedatacentre.ca Join us October 3rd at Jonathan Rogers Park for our International Day of Protest!

Charles Kelly/ Kathleen Larsen/ Jonathan Weisman/Amanda Boggan/Josh Gordon
Raj Mundra/ Patrick Sauriol/ Stephanie Smith
TEAM:
Party email on August 24: "TEAM supports a municipal moratorium on the approval and permitting of
AI datacentres while appropriate local planning and regulatory frameworks are developed."
Devin Clemens/ Armor Valor/ Moira Stilwell/ Michael Wu/ Jessica Walton/John Coupar
Vancouver Liberals:
Party opposes building AI datacentres in Vancouver, citing the housing shortage in "the least affordable city in Canada," but supports their construction elsewhere in Canada, arguing it would "ensure data sovereignty."
"We will also press for the responsible standards you have been advocating for. We agree, communities that host these facilities deserve rules on water use, electrical demand and costs passed to ratepayers, with protection for low-income households. We will use Vancouver's voice with the Province to get that done.
- Sept. 22 email from Vancouver Liberal party

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We’re so close to the Oct. 3rd protest AND election month. Let’s make sure this reaches as many people as possible All of the free-licensed images used are human-made youtu.be/38nq-rBwfoE

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Two for One Deal - We need to act NOW

YouTube video by No AI VAN

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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Saturday | 10:35 PT Anne Pesak of Trent University joins us to talk about a toolkit to help people resist data centre development in their communities. @apasek.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social @noaivancouver.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social #AIDataCenters

Pictures of a data centre under construction, the interior of a data centre, and a demonstration with a placard, We Need Water Not Date. Graphic of a tap with water and blocks of data gushing out.

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Come join us for the last weekend of postering for October 3rd International Day of Protest! To join us, please join our discord for more information! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyE...

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No AI Vancouver Postering!

YouTube video by No AI VAN

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Vancouver election is drawing near. We did some of the leg work to find out the candidate’s AI stances so you don't have to. Info on more candidates to come! Don’t forget to vote October 17! Also upcoming is INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST AI! October 3rd, starting noon at Jonathan Rogers Park

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Legal discovery reveals Microsoft and OpenAI leaders admit LLMs have been built in ways that are fundamentally extractive, exploitative, and destructive, precisely as critics have been saying for years. Yet our government is all in for these people. #NoAI #CdnPoli #VanPoli #DataCentres

404media.co

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We must move the starting location! October 3rd being an Advance Voting day at City Hall and under the Vancouver Charter, protests cannot be conducted outside a voting location as a person cannot be within 100m and attempt to influence how electors may vote. (1/2)

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There's a grassroots Telus boycott, and a few folks asked why we're not spearheading it. Boycotts can definitely help the resistance effort! Our capacity is just very limited; we're focused on event organizing, and fighting for a council that will block DCs entirely. #NoAI #Vancouver #VanPoli

Poster text: Tell Off Telus

We've been asked where we stand on
boycotting Telus. Here's our stance:

Boycott the hell out of them.

Telus is a collaborator with the federal
government and Big Tech's anti-democratic
AI push. Applying pressure to them helps.

As a small volunteer group with limited
resources, our work is focused on the
municipal election for now. A council that
doesn't want these projects has unique and
powerful tools to fight them.

All means of resistance are important, and
work best when they are all applied
together. Boycott, vote, protest, reshare
resistance posts, and bug your reps!

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Good video on The Breach reaching the same conclusions we have: politicians and industry are starting to realize that opposition to their plans could threaten them. They're digging in, but that means our fight is having an effect! Let's keep going!

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Pro-AI politicians are NERVOUS about the public backlash

YouTube video by The Breach

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

October 3rd is an international day of protest against AI, with protests being coordinate across Canada and beyond! And we need volunteers! Please join us in the fight. ✊️ #NoAI #Vancouver #VanPoli #DataCentres

Poster text:

No AI Vancouver
International Day of Protest against A.I.

Oct 3rd
2026
Noon 12pm
Art Jam 10am
Start: City Hall, 453 W 12th Ave, Vancouver
Finish: Vancouver Art Gallery

Poster text:

Calling for Volunteers for Oct. 3 & General
General: Social Media
For Oct. 3: Billposting/putting up posters ahead of Oct 3, Marshalls/Crowd Control, Set-Up/Takedown, Medics
Email us with which role(s) you'd be available for, and a bit about yourself at:
volunteer.no.ai.van@protonmail.com

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Great thread by Prof. Bender on AI doomerism, especially worth reading since our "AI Minister" is now engaging in this whole conversation too. #Cdnpoli #Canada #NoAI

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🎉 Updates! Updates! 🎉 Don't settle for their empty promises! Vancouver deserves better than that, BC deserves better than that, WE deserve better than that! Don't forget OCTOBER 3rd! International Day of Protest! Save that date for us! Donate @ no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 06/09/2026

2,000+ signed a petition asking for a pause on AI in BC. The BC Ministry of Education and Childcare took the easy way out and said it's not their responsibility to pause AI use in classrooms. With enough public support and political will, we can make them care. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pa...

actionnetwork.org

Pause on Generative AI in BC Schools

We demand that the Ministry of Education and Child Care enact a two-year pause (moratorium) on AI usage in classrooms in British Columbia. This means that for two years, in schools in BC: - Students...

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

👏 OCTOBER 3rd! 👏 Mark it on your calendar for an INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST! 🌐 We'll be working hard to get this event bigger and better for everyone! If you can't come DONATE! no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com #noai #vancouver #local #townhall #protesting #election

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you all that have participated! We'll be contacting the winners via their preferred method *Please claim your prize within 72 hours to claim your prize! October 3rd is our International Day of Protest. Please keep that day empty for us. 😊

Poster with a big pink winners, below in navy, "thank you all that participated, we're currently contacting the winners, please reply within 72 hours, to claim your prize!

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hi folks! Quick update: we won't be hosting a beach hang tomorrow. We've just wrapped up another brainstorming townhall today, and we'll be sharing news about the next event soon!

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We got updates! August 29th - Collaborative discussion food and water will be present! To get tickets go to linktr.ee/no.ai.vancou... October 3rd - International Day of Protest! Stay tuned for that! Raffle is still going! $2 per ticket with no limit E-transfer to no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hi folks! Unfortunately with the weather looking poor, we are going to delay this event. We're tentatively looking at August 30th, weather permitting.

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hosting a raffle to raise funds for marches and events! Runs Aug 19-30, winner announced Aug 31 on IG $2 per raffle ticket No limit to amount of tickets bought Buy raffle ticket by e-transfer no.ai.in.vancouver@gmail.com write RAFFLE and your IG handle, if you don't have IG, will contact via email

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🌺 Beach time! And we're hosting a potluck! We wanna have some fun and get some memories on the old camera! 🌺 We'll be bringing some snacks and drinks! Please brings some snacks to share! Bring some drinks, food, snacks, whatever you can! 🍎 🍊 **WEATHER DEPENDANT! CONFIRMATION ON THURSDAY**

A poster with flat pink and yellow and dark blue colours. The text reads:

No AI Vancouver: Beach Episode!
Aug 22nd 2pm-6pm
Where?!
Beach Avenue (across from Sylvia)
Enjoy Snacks + Drinks
Meet Up, Win Prizes, Be Social, Raise Funds

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You may have noticed that this account has been quiet lately! We're not dormant, but we have capacity challenges. We have one person who updates both our Bluesky and Mastodon accounts, alongside many other tasks and employment. If you're in Vancouver and interested in helping, please reach out!

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Our first Town Hall, moderated by two SFU professors, is tomorrow! Don't miss out! www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-data-ce... #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI

A poster depicting protesters against AI data centres. The main title reads "AI Data Centre Town Hall." The image features logos for Simon Fraser University, and No AI Vancouver. Other text reads:

Saturday, August 8
7:30 PM - 10 PM
Japanese Hall Auditorium
487 Alexander St, Vancouver
Speaker Line-Up
No AI Vancouver | PACES Vancouver | Vancouver Tenants Union | COPE Vancouver | And More!

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The big tech industry is always on the lookout for ways to completely detach from democratic oversight. Its leaders have been exploring build-a-new-country schemes for years, when they're not sabotaging democratic states and institutions.

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The feds "may" use "AI tools" to summarize public input on AI transparency. Which tools? How do they work? What do they cost? How are results validated for omissions and hallucinations? Is the stack secure and sovereign? 🤷 Transparency*, by Mark Carney. #Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #BigTech

ised-isde.canada.ca

Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Now that overwhelming public interest has caused Council to refer the Mt Pleasant AI data centre rezoning to city staff, British Columbia's October elections are also Vancouver's next chance to have a say in whether we want the dead weight of data centres stamped onto our city. #Vancouver #VanPoli

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We've cracked 20,000 signatures on our petition against Big Tech steamrolling our democracy, our privacy, our labour market, our climate, and our local communities. Let's drive that number up, and make the House of Commons hear us. #CdnPoli #Canada #NoAI #BigTech #DataCentres #Climate #Privacy

ourcommons.ca

Petition e-7550 - Petitions

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Nobody wants predictive data models to stop working for the people in medicine. Or translating ancient Pompeii texts. Or the other ways we were already using it. We want it to stop replacing workers, killing the environment, and stealing from artists. Hope that clarifies.

@olalonde.bsky.social

AI cures cancer.

Bluesky: actualky the AI didn't really cure cancer. Just predicted the next most likely word in a loop until a solution to cancer was extruded

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 27/07/2026

"Students using AI just need to double-check everything it outputs." So why use it in the first place? Why not just start with the reputable sources?

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hundreds of millions for a gas-guzzling AI machine to power Mark Zuckerberg's advertising business. So much for "sovereignty." That sum is pocket change to Meta, but the federal government thinks lending them this money is a good use of public funds. #Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 27/07/2026

Hugely thankful for being able to speak at the @noaivancouver.bsky.social rally today! Stopping AI data centres from ruining our city, and stopping chatbots from harming students, are things we can achieve in solidarity 💪 actionnetwork.org/petitions/pa...

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Note for those checking socials on July 26th: we won't have anyone monitoring this account during the rally. If you need something urgently, look for a marshall or other volunteer on-site.

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Join us today at 1PM at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Street side, by the giant stairs), rain or shine! We'll have a rally, speakers, and time to connect and prep for next steps. The data centres are an election issue, so let's organize! #Vancouver #VanPoli #BCPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Join us tomorrow at 1pm at the Vancouver Art Gallery; this time, it's a rally, not a march! We'll be celebrating the referral of the Mount Pleasant data centre rezoning, hearing speakers talking to us about why this all matters, and organizing our next steps. #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI #BCPoli

A posted with a stylized image of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Text reads:
Come Rally!
No AI
Sunday, July 26th
1:00 PM
Vancouver Art Gallery
@no.ai.vancouver

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 25/07/2026

One of the best ways to show how LLMs function is to see how they fail, often spectacularly. ChatGPT today still fails the well-known "riddle" of "the doctor is the mother" when the genders of the parents are reversed.

Screenshot from ChatGPT interface.

The user asks the question:

There's an accident, a mother and daughter are involved in a car crash. The mother is killed. When the daughter is rushed to the hospital, the doctor treating them says "I cannot treat this patient, she is my daughter". How can this be?

ChatGPT response:

There are multiple valid explanations because the riddle doesn't specify the family relationships in detail.

One straightforward answer is:

- The woman who died in the crash was the daughter's adoptive or stepmother.
- The doctor is the daughter's biological mother, so when she says, "I cannot treat this patient, she is my daughter," she is telling the truth.

Another equally valid possibility is:

- The girl has two mothers. The mother who died in the crash is one parent, and the doctor is her other mother.

This is a variation of a famous riddle that originally used a father/son scenario and was intended to expose the stereotype that doctors are male. In your version, changing "son" to "daughter" means there isn't a single unique solution, so any explanation consistent with the facts works.

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 24/07/2026

We will be speaking at the @noaivancouver.bsky.social rally this Sunday July 26, from 1pm, @ the Vancouver Art Gallery. Hope to see you there!

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/07/2026

These companies, and the tech oligarchs leading them, are completely out of control. The Carney government is committing a grave error by embracing corporate generative AI with no controls, regulation, or red lines whatsoever.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/07/2026

Communities across Canada are getting frustrated with data centres — and for good reason! I was on CBC’s Front Burner this morning to speak with Jayme Poisson about Canada’s hyperscale data centre boom and why Canadians are right to be concerned about it.

cbc.ca

Canada's data centre boom, and backlash | CBC Radio

Why Canadians across the country are pushing back against AI data centres in their communities.

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

But we know the fight isn't over. Join us on July 26th, 1PM at the Vancouver Art Gallery. We'll celebrate this win, and talk about what the next steps are, and why this fight matters to so many of us. #VanPoli #Vancouver #BigTech #NoAI #BCPoli #CdnPoli #DataCentre

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Good news: the rezoning for the Mt. Pleasant AI data centre has been referred back to staff, likely relaying the approval hearing until after the October election - due to "huge public interest"! Thanks to our friends at @cag938.bsky.social for the graphic! #Vancouver #VanPoli #NoAI #BigTech

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largewallace.bsky.social @largewallace.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

@noaivancouver.bsky.social had an incredible turnout in June Don’t miss the next one **Sunday, July 26th, 1:00 PM** **Vancouver Art Gallery, north plaza** To quote @copevancouver.bsky.social nominee Solomon Yi-Kieran “We Must Never Stop Fighting”

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Notre pétition fédérale pour mettre fin à la déréglementation totale autour des grandes entreprises de l'IA a déjà accumulé plus de 15 000 signatures à travers le Canada! Partagez-la partout où vous le pouvez! #Québec #NouveauBrunswick #Acadie #Manitoba #Canada

noscommunes.ca

Pétition e-7550 - Pétitions

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our federal petition to end corporate lawlessness around AI data centres has broken 15,000 signatures from all provinces and territories!! Let's keep this momentum going and show the House of Commons that we're paying attention, and we're not happy. #Canada #CdnPoli #NoAI #DataCentres #BigTech

ourcommons.ca

Petition e-7550 - Petitions

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It’s not too late to stop AI data centres in Vancouver! Join our first Town Hall on Aug 8, at 7:30PM at the Japanese Hall Auditorium. Learn from your neighbours, and share strategies on how we can include our voices in the shaping of AI policy. RSVP: ai-townhall.eventbrite.com #Vancouver #VanPoli

ai-townhall.eventbrite.com

AI Data Centre Town Hall

Join us for the inaugural town hall hosted by SFU's Institute for the Humanities in collaboration with No AI Vancouver.

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The AI industry is all about profit over people, quite literally. As Cory Doctorow recently said, it's about the desire for a world without people. And the Liberal government is all-in with the AI industry - we're seeing it across the country. #NoAI #DataCentres #Canada #CdnPoli #VanPoli #BCPoli

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Evy @evyanon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Doing some art for @noaivancouver.bsky.social

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No AI Vancouver @noaivancouver.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This is a global fight, and it goes beyond data centres. No amount of data centres is enough to secure digital sovereignty. Without software sovereignty, there is no digital sovereignty. And the Liberals are all-in on US software companies like Palantir and Microsoft. #cdnpoli #canada #NoAI

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