The Gloves Come Off Again, Canada Day
6/25/20262 min
Gloves Off is about the threat to Canada’s sovereignty and how the country can thrive in the new world disorder. Because it’s not just about surviving as a nation. It’s about winning. Hosted by journalist and author Stephen Marche.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
The old relationship we had with the United States is over.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:03
Canada lives because of the United States, remember that, Mark?
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:07
We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.
Stephen Marche· Host0:10
Welcome back to Gloves Off, Season 2. Eight brand new episodes about the threat to Canada's sovereignty and how we can thrive in the New World Disorder. I'm Stephen Marsh. Middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu. Mark Carney's Davos speech was the most consequential in a generation. It was a wake-up call to the rest of the world. It represented an opportunity to move away from the hegemons and imperialists to create a third pole of power.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:37
Our message to Trump is out of the room, out of the deal.
Stephen Marche· Host0:40
Last season on Gloves Off, the show was about surviving. What it would take for Canada to continue to exist. Since then, Canada has become a prominent new global force. We matter in a way we never have before. And that's why the question this season is not, are we going to make it? The question is, how do we win?
Speaker 4· Soundbite0:59
There is a huge market potential that is not at all being tapped yet.
Stephen Marche· Host1:04
What cards do we actually hold and who should we be holding them with? There's a lot of interest in Canada as a potential partner. We examine key strategies from around the world in order to thrive economically.
Speaker 5· Soundbite1:16
Resiliency and efficiency have to go hand in hand.
Stephen Marche· Host1:18
in terms of technological development. Eurostack is a mission that I've created. On defense. A $1,500 drone can disable a several million dollar armored vehicle.