With a ‘hyperscale’ data centre under construction south of Regina, Jason Aebig and other business leaders are keen to build smaller versions in and around Saskatoon. Those plans hinge on easy access to the electrical grid. Former city councillor Mairin Loewen outlines questions municipal leaders may have before issuing any approvals, as Ottawa links data centres and ‘compute power’ to digital sovereignty.

You can also give this episode a listen: Regina is building a massive AI data centre. Will we benefit?

We also asked our political panel how Bell's $1B data centre was approved so quickly.

Find out why Alberta’s at the epicentre of a wave of supersized data centres.