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Hello folks,

This is my first post here. I was just wondering what kind of online services you would be interested in seeing a Canadian alternative for?

Thanks

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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I'd start with Internet. Actual Internet infrastructure, buy an actual independent party that's not reliant on Robellus.

Banking thats not directly reliant on the big 3.

I understand, and appreciate the point and intent on the CRTC and the Canadian financial system protections. But the consumers get fucked as a result of them as well. At some point, the gates have to get opened here, somehow.

Banks used to pay us interest. Now they soak us in fees, reporting billions in quarterly profits, under government protection (and let's not kid ourselves, they are the government). Ditto for the communications system.

[–] GameGod@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Beanfield for internet (mostly available in Toronto) - Canadian company, owns their own fibre in the ground.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

That's sweet! Hopefully they expand out west. That's the problem with our country, don't think I can't appreciate that it's a capital sucking nightmare to invest in infrastructure creation here. I get it. But there's gotta be some middle ground, somewhere.

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