Mark Carney says Canada will diversify away from Starlink.🇨🇦
Meanwhile, Telesat’s C$2.3 billion Arctic military communications project will use SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets to launch satellites built by MDA in Montreal. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Canadian satellites. Canadian operator. American ride to orbit.
There’s a reasonable distinction: owning the communications network gives Canada control that purchasing a launch doesn’t take away.
But that distinction deserves an honest explanation from politicians selling independence from American technology.
Apparently, sovereignty still books a seat on Falcon 9.
Sources: Telesat, Aug. 4, 2026 · Carney’s remarks, reported Sept. 25, 2026.