Diversifying Canada’s economic strategy is essential in an era of tariff escalation and growing geopolitical volatility. Stellantis’s recent announcement that it’s heading south sent another Arctic chill to concerns over Canada’s industrial future. Billions in public subsidies are flowing to foreign multinational automakers, yet questions remain: Who benefits?
  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    One major Canadian company is a striking example of this legacy. In the 1930s, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, a mechanic from Valcourt, Québec, began experimenting with snow-going vehicles in the wake of the death of his two-year old son who couldn’t be transported to life-saving medical care due to a frigid winter blizzard. Responding to this tragedy, Joseph-Armand’s goal was to create a reliable vehicle that could traverse deep snow and remote terrains.

    TIL. That’s a heartbreaking origin story.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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      21 hours ago

      A lot of company founder origin stories are inspiring.

      But when that founder is no longer at the helm, and the subsequent leaders have no connection to the motivations of that founder, enshittification tends to happen quite quickly.