Trump would cut off Canadians' data centre access in '3 seconds,' says Ford

Canada August 17, 2026 10:04 PM

Speaking to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario on Monday, Premier Doug Ford made the case for building data centres in his province to protect the sovereignty of Canadians' data. The other option is for Canadians' data to be 'sent to the U.S. and into the hands of President Trump,' Ford said. 'That would be the worst thing we could ever do.'

Trump would cut off Canadians' data centre access in '3 seconds,' says Ford

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