10/25/2026
Canada is making big strides toward a sovereign space capability.
Ukraine’s Starshield satellite terminals stopped working after a still-unexplained order came from inside the White House, and Canada has spent years quietly building its own military space network like radar satellites, Arctic communications, and its own rocket launch pads. I trace Canada’s RADARSAT constellation, its new Telesat Lightspeed Arctic network, and a government document that literally says the goal is to “augment and replace” America’s WGS system.
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- Chapters!
- 00:00 Canada Builds a Space Network America Can’t Turn Off
- 01:31 What Actually Happened to Ukraine’s Starshield
- 02:19 Who Really Controls Starshield?
- 03:02 America’s Satellite “Off Switch” Problem
- 03:45 Does Canada’s Military Use Starshield?
- 04:36 Canada’s Real Dependence on U.S. Military Satellites
- 05:49 Canada Decides Space Must Be Sovereign
- 06:31 Layer One: Canada’s Radar Eyes in Orbit
- 09:12 Layer Two: Canada’s Answer to Starlink
- 11:42 Layer Three: Replacing America’s WGS Satellites
- 12:56 Layer Four: Canada Builds Its Own Launch Capability
- 15:11 Canada’s End-to-End Military Space Network
- 15:59 Canada Still Needs the United States
- 16:47 Canada Wants an Ally, Not an Off Switch
- 17:25 What Ukraine’s Starshield Lesson Means for Canada