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Alberta tables data-centre, hiring, and consumer protection bills

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 20:06 UTC · How we work

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Alberta government will table bills on data centres, merit-based hiring, and consumer protections.
Proposed data-centre rules will address power bills, grid stability, and water use while attracting investment.
Consumer measures will cap resale-ticket fees, set used-vehicle standards, and lower auto-insurance costs.
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi called the merit-based hiring proposal a “coded message” against ethnic and women applicants.

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Alberta government will table bills on data centres, merit-based hiring, and consumer protections.
Proposed data-centre rules will address power bills, grid stability, and water use while attracting investment.
Consumer measures will cap resale-ticket fees, set used-vehicle standards, and lower auto-insurance costs.
NDP leader Naheed Nenshi called the merit-based hiring proposal a “coded message” against ethnic and women applicants.