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The Nova Scotia government will not be recalling the legislature for an emergency session to discuss the proposed data centre in Point Tupper, according to Justice Minister Scott Armstrong.
“That would not be our plan to call back the legislature,” Armstrong said Tuesday.
He said the development is in the early stages, then pointed to provincial and federal guidelines already in place.
The announcement last week that EverWind Fuels will be developing a data centre at its Point Tupper site has raised questions regarding what promises are enforceable and what benefits Nova Scotians will see.
The green energy company is investing a total of $10 billion toward the proposed development, with $2 billion going toward onshore wind development.
Premier Tim Houston defended his change of opinion toward data centres as one company is exploring possibilities in Nova Scotia.
In June, Houston said he was hesitant to consider data centre development until the province had enough electricity available for them to run without hurting Nova Scotians’ power bills.
However, in September, Houston made a post to Facebook in which he highlighted his changed stance, citing growing conflict between Canada and the United States, as well as outlining his conditions for developers around issues like power rates and water use.
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