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Evan Light
University of Toronto
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University of Toronto researcher.
Connected Scandals
Critic
Bill 40: Ford Government Fast-Tracks Data Centre Grid Access, Strips Municipal Vote on Utility Deals
Bill 40 lets Energy Minister Stephen Lecce hand-pick which data centre projects get priority access to Ontario's electricity grid — abandoning the traditional non-discriminatory connection rules — while quietly removing the requirement that municipal electors approve public utility franchise deals.
University of Toronto researcher who questioned the data-sovereignty case for the province's data centre push: "Just because you have data centres in Canada doesn't mean your data only stays here."