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The US just closed a $14 billion forced divestiture of TikTok, requiring American ownership, algorithm retraining, and domestic data storage. Meanwhile, Canada scrapped its TikTok shutdown order and agreed to start the national security review from scratch. Same app, same Chinese parent company, completely opposite outcomes. We break down what Michael Geist calls a government that "caved," why the original Canadian order was security theater, and how the Carney administration's simultaneous China partnership makes any credible review nearly impossible. Plus: the missing legislative framework that leaves Canada regulating 21st century tech with 20th century tools.

Tags: TikTok, Canada, United States, ByteDance, Oracle, national security, data sovereignty, Michael Geist, Mélanie Joly, Mark Carney, China, tech regulation, Investment Canada Act, CUSMA

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• 0:00 — The US-Canada contrast
• 1:45 — The US deal explained
• 3:15 — The Canadian ruling
• 4:30 — Why the original order was security theater
• 5:15 — $14B divestiture vs. starting over
• 6:00 — The Carney paradox
• 6:45 — Canada's missing framework
• 7:30 — What to watch
• 8:00 — The takeaway