link cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32662355
Here are the contractors who helped build Alligator Alcatraz
The other state contractors include Deployed Resources LLC, the port-a-potty company Doodie Calls, GardaWorld, Garner Environmental Services, Gothams LLC, Granny’s Alliance, Longview International Technological Solutions and SLS-WSP JV.
GardaWorld Cash, one of several companies affiliated with GardaWorld — one of the world’s largest security services companies, according to its website — gave $5,000 to DeSantis’ Empower Parents political action committee in 2018. The political organization, which went by Friends of Ron DeSantis at the time, was created to support DeSantis’ first bid for governor.
GardaWorld has also been eyed for Florida’s immigration agenda before — it was one of the vendors picked by the state to fly migrants out of Florida. A representative from GardaWorld did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday evening.
It wasn't clear to me where Canada comes in or what the ownership is, but clicking over to About GardaWorld it is clarified.
After identifying an opportunity to consolidate the fragmented private security industry, Stephan Crétier founded GardaWorld (then Trans-Quebec Security Inc.) in 1995 with a $25,000 investment derived from a second mortgage on his home. Only a few years later, the company was making $40 million annually in revenue. Over the past 30 years, he has built one of the world’s largest security services companies organically and through strategic M&A.
Mr. Crétier remains a highly-driven and engaged entrepreneur leading a strong bench of exceptionally talented and empowered managers. GardaWorld differentiates itself through a unique performance-based culture with strict accountability for operational performance. The company adheres to a deep ownership mentality with Mr. Crétier and management holding a majority equity ownership stake in the business, which is now valued at C$14 billion.
Scroll down to read their "timeline". Each item has the feeling of being immense crimes.
He controls every contract by every Canadian business?
Of course the federal government has the ability to legislate the international behavior of canadian-own businesses.
Government of Canada Responsible business conduct abroad
He should at least condemn it
Lol on a Tampabay newspaper article posted to Lemmy 42 minutes ago.
Yeah I'm sure he's right on top of this. Shame on him for not already condemning it!
IKR God forbid he has staff that could ... checks notes ... keep him up to date on major international political actions that might impact his country. That would be so absurd, wouldn't it.
Reality is just a bit out of reach sometimes eh?
It's ok. Live in your weirdly specific 90's movie trope where you are mad as hell at your BF but they have no clue because literally nobody will communicate and everyone assumes someone else told them.
Or... Hear me out. Wait literally 1 business day. Then if he hasn't said anything, be the change you want to see in the world and send this article and anything else you can find to him.
Then by all means, bitch and moan if it helps you cope with this dystopia. We are all trying to get through. I just personally only have so much energy, I'd rather spend it on actual shit choices that have been made and not on something he has almost no control over and probably doesn't know about yet.
Very interesting, when the ROM found out about Christopher W. Jamroz on the ROM board that was owner of the planes that shipped to El Salvador, he was gone within 24 hours. Lets see how fast our government acts.
I think this might be a little different. It's a private company, and I'm not familiar with the Rom situation. I truly don't know the laws or rules that would govern this sort of thing. We shall see.
Yup. Will be watching to see what transpires.
And especially with no prior information available suggesting a vast crime network!!
https://www.gardaworld.com/leadership?bio=stephan-cretier:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/private-equity/canadian-in-dubai-becomes-billionaire-with-private-cia-empire
What does this have to do with our Prime Minister knowing about a large Canadian Company providing services to build a concentration camp?