# Alberta’s data-centre push spells trouble for Danielle Smith

https://mins.news/en/video/77406

- CBC News, 2026-09-28 16:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D19nVGidzrc

> New polling suggests Alberta’s plans for AI data centres are creating a political problem for the UCP government. Voters in a conservative stronghold oppose mega-projects near their farmland, while Technology Minister Nate Glubish faces hostile town halls as he promotes a strategy aimed at attracting tech giants such as Meta.

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