COMMONS We're in the Fight of Our Lives
Oct 20, 2025
Jesse Brown opens up about Canada's future in the face of American influence. He discusses the alarming trend of wealth and companies fleeing to the U.S., weakening public services in Canada. The conversation critiques the Canadian media's obsession with U.S. politics while urging a focus on domestic issues. Brown emphasizes the public's rejection of Americanization, calling for Canadians to engage in meaningful discussions about their country's future. He also highlights the importance of supporting independent media and announces an upcoming investigative series.
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Friend's Doomsday Plan For Canada
- Jesse Brown recounts a conversation with a well-connected friend who predicted Canada will gradually become Americanized without a war.
- The friend described capital flight, businesses moving south, and elites spending more time in the U.S. as the mechanism.
Slow Erosion Of Public Services
- Jesse Brown frames U.S. economic and political moves as a slow chipping away that could weaken Canadian public services through capital flight and tax base erosion.
- He warns that reduced revenues could degrade schools, transit, universities, and healthcare.
Elites Living Half In America
- Brown notes Canadian elites already split their lives with the U.S., including the CBC ex-president working from Brooklyn.
- He links elite mobility and media distraction as signs of cultural and institutional drift away from Canada.