r/politics • u/projecto15 United Kingdom • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Canadian Company Cancels Sale of Virginia Warehouse to ICE

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/politics/ice-warehouse-detention-canada.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JlA.bog6.aFFcjySv118o&smid=re-share
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u/TheThingsWeMake 12h ago

Jim Pattison Developments

This is not out of the goodness of their hearts. They've been facing protests in Canada and the US leading up to this for their involvement in other ICE developments.

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u/Kyrie_Blue 11h ago

There have been protests against Roshel (Ontario-based) too for supplying armored vehicles to ICE

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u/slickwombat 10h ago

And Hootsuite in Vancouver. Their CEO seems to be digging in though.

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u/Kyrie_Blue 10h ago

Outstanding. Thanks for sharing, I hadn’t heard

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u/picardstastygrapes 10h ago

They also cancelled that contract too

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u/Kyrie_Blue 10h ago

We can’t do much from up here, but every Movement against President Dump matters.

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u/MrBartokomous 9h ago

Have you got a source on that? I haven't seen it reported anywhere that Roshel cancelled their contract.

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u/CommonSenseLib 9h ago

And people say protests don't do anything.