At the press conference, David Reevely from The Logic asked Joly how the money for an American company’s subsidiary jibed with the government’s “elbows up” message.

Since the announcement of the Defence Industrial Strategy, Canada has said it will spend billions on missile systems from Lockheed Martin. National Defence Minister David McGuinty has also argued that Palantir Canada — a branch of the American billionaire-founded artificial intelligence company working with Israel — is a Canadian company.

Eighty-two per cent said Canada should “defend itself without relying too heavily on other countries,” the poll found. U.S. companies, including those operating subsidiaries in Canada, were the least favoured.

Just like with the majority foreign-owned fossil fuel industry in Alberta, 'our' Government will give money to foreign/US corporations and sell it to us (with no questions asked by mainstream media) as 'sovereignty'. Obviously anyone who thinks the CPC offers something better for working Canadians is delusional

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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It all comes back the the Avro Arrow, and the dismantling of the Canadian aviation manufacturing industry that followed.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Let us never forget that it was the Conservatives that shut down our own military development and sold our defence contracts to the US.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The party doesn't matter. Historically the Canadian conservatives have been the anti-US party.

It was the US forcing us. Ever since we formed they have acted as though they have authority over us. The fear of that is why no one wanted independence.

The most recent example was the World Cup, the US just decided the unprofitable matches would be paid for by Canada and Mexico.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Historically like how far back are we talking? Because for the last half century they've been pretty damned pro-us-business.

You're right that both parties are, so party doesn't really matter, but it seems disingenuous to characterize the conservatives (not a specific party, conservative parties in general) as being especially or uniquely anti-usa in their actions, since the start of the cold war.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The 70s is when it really changed, a reaction to the recession, but even 10-20 years ago we can CANZUK to reunite with the crown and escape US hegemony.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think that canzuk is a great example, since it's not really opposed strongly by the other parties, and also it's a free trade agreement and conservatives will agree to any free trade agreement with anyone; it's not really especially anti-usa or uniquely conservative.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, Trudeau was adamantly against it because it weakened the US position but he was more right wing than typical Liberals so it doesn't play into historic trends.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah modern parties are only different in their social policy, not in their fiscal policies. It's pretty crazy.

[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You say that like the Tories were anti US out of some high minded principles. They just had a different empire they were cozying up to before. They were anti US because they were monarchists. They bent the knee to Britain, and when Britain went down they found new boots to kiss. The Tories never believed in Canada.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

If you read the 2nd part I posited a very pro Britain sentiment.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

The Progressive Conservative party has always been backdoor funded by US interests. The US MIC wanted no competition, so Diefenbaker shut down Avro, as he was told to. He was right to cancel the Arrow, but he didn't need to shut down Avro.

Regan wanted cheaper manufacturing for Detroit, so Mulroney was put in to make NAFTA happen. Since Lil PP is a proven dud, Jirvani is next, architect of that charity scam in Ohio with his buddy JD Vance.