George Osborne, OpenAI’s head of national affairs and former UK chancellor (2010–2016), said OpenAI is closely watching Canada under Mark Carney and that Canada "has potential for data-center cooperation because of abundant energy and land resources." He added the Carney government "has put forward one of the clearer AI application plans among Western governments."

2026-09-16

George Osborne, OpenAI’s head of national affairs and former UK chancellor (2010–2016), said OpenAI is closely watching Canada under Mark Carney and that Canada "has potential for data-center cooperation because of abundant energy and land resources." He added the Carney government "has put forward one of the clearer AI application plans among Western governments."