Hamilton Mayor Schedules Data Centre 'Education' Session Featuring Development Proponents

Hamilton mayor schedules data centre 'education' session featuring development proponents

Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath scheduled a special meeting for councillors to learn about data centre proposals on Tuesday, before council is set to vote on the wording of a bylaw that would put in place a temporary ban on data centre development.

Hamilton mayor calls special meeting on data centres

The meeting has drawn online criticism from anti-data centre protestors and suggestions it is a lobbying effort, rather than education as it has been billed.

Horwath Calls Special Council Meeting to Hear from AI Data Centre Proponents Ahead of Bylaw Vote

Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath has called a special meeting of Hamilton City Council for Tuesday, July 14, 2026, to hear from McMaster University, SHARCNET, and the federal Digital Research Alliance of Canada about why they believe City Council should permit planned research artificial intelligence data centres to move forward in Hamilton. Council will vote the next day, July 15, to ratify its 15-1 decision to draft an Interim Control Bylaw prohi…