The Saskatchewan N-D-P is raising new concerns about the proposed Sherwood-area hyperscale A-I data centre, alleging that the two main technology companies connected to the project, Cerebras and CoreWeave, have financial ties to U-S President Donald Trump and Donald Trump Junior.

According to an N-D-P news release, White House financial disclosures show Donald Trump holds bonds in CoreWeave, while Donald Trump Junior is connected to investment firm 1789 Capital, which has invested in Cerebras.

The companies were previously identified as key tenants that will help fund and supply computing infrastructure for the data centre.

“I have no idea what the ownership structure of individual companies are,” retorted Jeremy Harrison, the Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Telecommunications. “I think this has been thrown out there on a whole bunch of different companies about what their ownership or flown shares ort whatever. The reality is these companies are subject to Canadian laws and regulations. That’s a partnership between Bell and them and the (provincial) government is not involved in who Bell has its tenencies.

“This is a project that is significant for the country’s A-I and data sovereignty…a project that is the main proponent of which Bell Canada is a Canadian company, subject to Canadian laws and regulations. And, that’s what’s really important.”

The N-D-P release also criticized the government’s recent framework for future data-centre development, saying it lacks details on how promises regarding Canadian ownership, partnerships and data sovereignty will be enforced.