Trump wants Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal

[testerone]

Denmark should simply seize all that equipment and sell it.
To Alberta or Iran.

[Dr Strangelove]

Points:
• The Conflict: Amidst a tense economic climate and a 50% U.S. tariff wall, the narrator claims that ordinary Canadians are sacrificing to maintain national independence, while certain corporations are "selling out" for profit (0:00 - 1:45).
• The Accusations:
• Stampede Drilling (Calgary), led by CEO Lyall Witmarsh, allegedly accepted a $4 million contract from Greenland Energy to prepare a drilling rig for operations in the Jameson Land Basin, ignoring Greenlandic environmental and drilling bans (4:11 - 5:24).
• Groupe Desgagnés (Quebec), led by CEO Louie-Marie Beaulieu, is accused of acting as a logistical backbone by staging heavy equipment at the Port of Valleyfield to facilitate this mission (5:44 - 6:58).
• The Implications: The narrator suggests these actions bypass Canadian border and security efforts. Because these are private commercial contracts, the narrator argues that the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a dilemma: intervening could escalate trade tensions with the U.S., while failing to act compromises national integrity (7:46 - 8:46).
• Conclusion: The video portrays this as a "corporate betrayal" where boardroom decisions override the collective efforts of the Canadians

[al_keda]

Stampede Drilling should be extradited to Greenland.

[Dr Strangelove]

Name and shame these parasites. Rescind their licenses and sell their holdings.

[testerone]

Money knows no shame.

What Ferengi Rule number would that be?

[Dr Strangelove]

Loss of Sovereignty: Moneris was the last major Canadian-owned entity in the sector. The senator argues that shifting the entire system to U.S. ownership risks Canadian control over sensitive payment data and critical financial infrastructure (0:51 - 1:25).
Security and Access Concerns: Deacon highlights that payment data (including merchant credentials and customer banking details) could be subject to U.S. government requests. He points to the example of Kimberly Prost, a justice who lost access to her U.S. financial services following an executive order, as a real-world risk for Canadians (1:33 - 1:40, 2:40 - 3:15).
Economic Vulnerability: The senator draws parallels to the 2022 Rogers outage, noting that payment services are a "sovereign backbone" of the economy. He contends that relying on foreign-owned systems increases the risk of service disruption (1:43 - 2:15, 4:40 - 4:55).
Investment Climate: The senator expresses frustration that Canadian firms often struggle to raise the capital needed to stay independent, leading to their acquisition by larger U.S. entities. He calls for better public policy to support "domestic champions" and a more robust risk-capital base within Canada (7:33 - 9:14).


We need our own credit cards as well.