American Reacts to the Top 15 Richest Canadians
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- As an American the richest people in the United States tend to be pretty well know, almost mini celebrities in a way. However while thinking about that I realized that I have absolutely no idea who the richest Canadians are, and what it is that they did to obtain their wealth. Usually really rich individuals have a pretty interesting story so I am very interested in reacting and learning more about Canada's most successful individuals. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
The text to voice narrator in the original videos pronunciation for anything french or aboriginal is BRUTAL!
Your show is great, mad props for wanting to expand your knowledge outside your own borders. ATB from Canada
Hi Tyler. As some people in the comments have pointed out, rich people are not generally revered in Canada as in the US. Rags to riches stories are celebrated in American culture (as your reaction sort of highlighted), but not so much in Canada. Rather, rags to riches stories are highly respected, but there is an underlying assumption that you will give back to the community when you become wealthy and that you will remain humble. Therefore, the super wealthy are expected to not flash their wealth, but rather help others. One of the reasons for this, is that most Canadians idealistically value equitable treatment regardless of wealth. Although not always true, there is an expectation by most Canadians that you cannot simply buy extra privileges (for example get better service) in all instances. This is mostly true in healthcare and in retail stores. However, this equity has been slowly disappearing in the service industry over the decades as Canada has begun incorporating a more US-style service model (basic no frills service with plenty of add-ons). Our airline and banking industry is a good example of that. I hope that this helps explain why many of our wealthy people remain rather anonymous. Good reaction 😊
They keep pushing that private health care! It seriously better not happen out health care system is already falling so let's not make it worse
So true!
This was well written lol 👍
Nicely done. I started reading expecting to disagree with your comment but nope, great points..
Beautifully said!! Thank you!!!
David Thompson and his family once owned THE oldest and largest company in North America - The Hudson's Bay Company. At one point it owned a large part of Canada 🇨🇦 and it dominated the fur trade, trading beaver pelts with the native tribes and selling them throughout Europe. It would be great if you could include HBC in one of your Canada lessons. Perhaps start with a focus on Hudson Bay, and how the "Company of Adventurers" shaped the history of both the US and Canada.
I did not know that DT owned any shares as the HBC was English owned, I thought. In fact, David Thompson stopped working for the HBC when he was 27 years old to work for the Northwest Company, not really friends of the HBC.
Slight correction on the excellent info you offered here - although David Thompson started his career (as an indentured servant) as a clerk, then a surveyor and cartographer for HBC, he soon moved on to work for HBCs competitor, the North West Company, where he spent the majority of his career, eventually becoming a partner shareholder. His biggest rival was HBCs surveyor and cartographer, Peter Fidler. They began their careers around the same time under the same mentor Philip Turnor.
My typo mistake. David Thomson (not thomPson) is who I was referring to.. You are correct in your info about David Thompson the surveyor/cartographer so good research on your part! David Thomson is the current head of HBC,
Thomson (not Thompson) -- Thomson started out owning small town newspapers and radio stations in Ontario. He became Lord Thomson of Fleet when he bought the Times of London. Then he bought Hudson's Bay Company... just a few decades back.
@@billdaverne9389 indeed! I first met David Thomson when his Dad asked me to help him learn about Retail.... wow, he was a quick learner, and a terrific young man (and I take no credit for the small contribution I made. It was just an honour to have met him)
Chris Sacca was the “Uber” guy on Shark Tank but I believe he was just an early investor of that (along with investing in the startups of instagram and Twitter). And interesting fact about Shark Tank, two of the sharks (Kevin O’Leary and Robert Herjovek) are Canadians and were originally on Dragons Den which is the Canadian version that Shark Tank is modelled from.
Skark tank is the American version of Dragon's Den which started in 2001, Shark Tanks was 2009
Technically, both Dragons Den and Shark Tank are localized version of a format from Japan, where I think its name translates as Tigers of Money. The British version was called Dragons' Den and many other countries have used that name. The US version chose to call itself Shark Tank and that name has also been used in several countries. In fact, Australia has had two versions of the show, one called Dragons' Den and a later one called Shark Tank.
it;s called the Superstore and very well known. Galen Weston is well known also because of the many commercials we have for superstore
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Hi from British Columbia Canada :) I used Aunt Jemima maple syrup ....butter flavored lol...or no name brand butter flavored. I've only seen what you mentioned as true Canadian maple syrup at tourist shops or specialty stores, but it's expensive here (I guess to get the tourist dollars) so Ive never tried it. I only learned how much heallthier and tastier it is by your channel lol. So thankyou 😁 Im going to indulge and get some and see if it's better than Aunt Jemimas. Hopefully its in the local food store too.By the way I used to live in the Okanagan. Beautiful area. The guy in the video pronounced it wrong. It's pronounced 'Oh ka noggin'
Pronounced
Oh Kah nar gan
I found maple syrup too strong tasting. I’ve always preferred artificial syrup over real stuff. Now I have found no sugar syrup, which is better for diabetics. It probably does not taste anything like Maple syrup, but it works for me.
Travesty
I'm Canadian and I can honestly say, I have no idea who any of these people are. I've heard of the guy from Save-On-Foods but only because I'm in the west. And not a mention of the oil men I know of who are wealthy beyond belief. I guess they like to lay low.
Mattamy is a developer/builder all in one. One of the few that is a national builder.
A lot, probably most, of the new construction in my area is Mattamy.
@@Salicat99 I know they are huge in Ontario, here in Alberta they are growing. I'm not a fan of their politics... huge Canada Proud donor
Hi Tyler, for M. Bouchard (Couche Tard), in USA it's Circle K .
This is the chain with the NO NAME (plain yellow packaging you thought was a neat idea in a previous video) grocery products. ""Loblaws" in the East and "Superstore" or "No Frills" in the West. Gotta be a citizen to hold a passport.
Just for your infos...information.... Couche Tard is the same company as Circle K convenience stores all across USA.
It's amazing how many comments are about Couche Tard there are!
I haven't heard this name in Western Canada. Mac's, yes.
It just goes to show how Big our country is. Woo Hoo!
Many of the BIG boys have companies dealing with FOOD. Nothing like that in the USA. 'Weston' (a national bakery) owns the biggest grocery chains.
PS.................. they also own several American grocery chains. Have you ever bought a product labelled "President's Choice"? That refers to the President of 'Loblaws grocery chain, and they sell ALL across the USA.
Couch Tard is French, loosely translated to mean "Late to Bed" which refers to the fact that they are open at all hours. They started in Québec. The French is pronounced 'koosh tarrr' koosh meaning bed and tarr meaning late.
Couche Tard owns some stores you may have heard of. Circle K and On-the-run (was Exxon) as well as regional stores 7-jours, Dairy Mart, Daisy Mart and Winks.
Loblaws and Westons are huge.. they are Canada's Walmart.. most commonly know as SuperStore
Never head of Couche- tard but based off of the symbol used, in Ontario it was called Mac's Milk, then Mac's' and now they are Circle K
Couche-tard stores are called Macs outside of Quebec, guess you could days it’s the Canadian version of 7/11 which we also have here.
Galen Weston Jr is very well known because he appears in commercials for one of their grocery store chains called Superstore
Shoppify headquaters is based in the same city I live. Ottawa
I’m from Vancouver area, Jimmy Pattison is a classic well know guy here. He’s a philanthropist big time. His name has been around since Expo-86. And Chip Wilson, and Galen West cuz he’s on TV. Are we Canadian’s interested?? I doubt it. Nobody cares.
I work for loblaws/weston. It is the single largest retail chain in Canada even bigger than Walmart. It is the Canadian Walmart.
Actually as a Canadian I have no idea who the richest Canadians are. Of course now that I have watched your video...
it's based out of Quebec and is pronounced Coocch Tar ie French. in other locations they use original English names
MY WIFE IS RELATED TO THE WESTONS. WE WENT TO A FAMELY REUNION ONCE. MY MOTHER IN LAW HAS A STRIKING RESEMBLENCE TO GALEN WESTON.
Yes, Weston is HUGE in Canada. They own a lot. He's also my boss. (I work at a Loblaw grocery store).
No Saputo owns Neilson and many other brands in Canada, the US and Europe
I'm familiar with Mattamy Homes a major home builder in and around Toronto. I used to work in the window business and our company supplied them many times dpeending on contracts. A friend of mine also bought a Mattamy home. Not very well built homes in my and many others opinion.
Lululemon influenced women's sports wear the way Nike changed running shoes. All the West Coast women flash Lululemon yoga pants with a pair of Nike Jordan's.(lol)
Ahsnakbdjsnanaba "Couch Turd" it means sleep late...I guess sort of to say if you're running late, maybe for oversleeping, you can steal back a few minutes by buying stuff at a convenience store.
Couche-tard is Québec's answer to Seven11.
No mention of Vitalik Buterin? Wow. Well, I can't blame Tyler; it was just some video he clicked on. Anyway, Vitalik, like Sam Bankman-Fried, has given away more money than the people on this list combined.
Mattamy homes is very big in Ontario at least, my town has an entire section of nice expensive houses just known as "Mattamy" and its much nicer than the rest of town. Previn Court construction is also successful and owns the biggest houses in my town
Not sure if Mattamy Homes is known in western Canada..? Maybe...?
I'm a 61 year old Canadian and I don't have a clue who the richest Canadians are. Most of us in Canada just don't care about these things.
I only know David Tomson because he owns the Winnipeg Jets
😂 true...and same age as you
me neither
@@thatreidguyexactly lol I only know Katz cause he owns the oilers
Does anyone anywhere?
You'd be surprised about how little Canadians know about our wealthy, likely because we're not as obsessed with individual wealth as our American counterparts. That isn't to say we don't know any of them, but it just doesn't enter into our day to day lives as much.
Makes sense. Though we do have our share of people blowing millions on lottery tickets with that same dream.
Agree
I’m surprised Mr. Wonderful (Kevin O’Leary) didn’t make the top 15
You're so very right!!!! Thank you for what you said!! Perfect!!
@@macgyveriii2818 Can't hardly blame them. I wouldn't mind having the cash to build a garage and other lovely things the monied take for granted. I don't buy them often but I sure would like to win maybe the Stars lottery or something.....
Okanagan is pronounced as Oka-noggin, the narrator got it completely wrong I'm a Vancouver guy (born here) and actually met Jim Pattison twice, both times at his Save-On stores. There was a big story , roughly 20 yrs ago about how his daughter had been kidnapped but eventually found
Pretty sure the narrator is an AI and not an actual human being.
Definitely an AI ... O'Can'Again lol .. and Couch Tard lmao ...
lol I commonteded above questioning how many people were triggered by the way the narrator/AI pronounced Okanogan..phonetically (oh-kah--naw-gan). lol and honestly some of these are misinformed. Like Tobias Lutke, he isn't Canadian, well, he IS he came over here worked at a resort in the mountains; like many do, and met his wife, who was from Ottawa. He is actually from Germany. I was applying for a job and did some research, then found out he was German, so I just followed the Dopamine. He has a sock store that no one can find on shopify :D very misleading.
@@carebear032007 lmao i did too.
@@kongJr Couchtard is priceless.
Hey there, French Canadian girl living in Montreal here 👋 "Couche-Tard" literally translates to "Go to bed late" which means the convenience stores stay open late and some are open 24 hours. The cheese brand Saputo is in Quebec. The soccer stadium for our soccer team in Montreal was named Saputo Stadium. Also, if I'm not mistaken, Shopify is based here in Montreal. Galen Weston is very well known in Canada, for he's in his own commercials for his grocery store chain. I have to say, he's kinda charismatic. Tyler, if you ever have questions about the Province of Quebec, DM me!
me too, though I live in Gatineau
Julie, je ne veux pas t'obstiner mais pour bien faire comprendre à un américain le sens de " Couche-tard ", ça devrait être " night owl " au lieu de " Go to bed late ". Bonne idée quand même ! :)
Couch tard lmaoo...literally almost peed myself the way they prounced it 🤣🤣🤣
I live in Ottawa I couldn’t stop laughing when he said couch tard 😂 maxs milk is what most English speakers around here know it as 😉
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As a Canadian, I don't understand the hate Americans have for Bagged Milk. Its actually a very convenient way to sell milk and uses far less plastic that the Gallon jugs. There are just special containers you place the bag in and it works quite well.
It's funny. I'm born and raised in Alberta. I've never seen a bag of milk. We use cartons and jugs here.
We have 2 popular brands here. Saputo and Dairyland. Saputo is imo the one that's far superior.
@@toddr037 Yeah I'm in BC and we don't either, it's definitely an Eastern/Prairie thing. Some Saskatchewan, but for sure Manitoba, Ontario, possibly Maritimes.
@@toddr037 Don't we have Beatrice as well?
Prefer Dairyland myself. Other brands taste off.
Don't have bagged milk all across the country. I never liked bagged milk when we had it in Alberta back in the 80s. Cartons and jugs are more hygienic. And easier to recycle.
@@toddr037 We had 'em in the 80s - I remember them well. Glad they're gone frankly. I prefer the cartons.
I mean, by these rules they should have counted Elon Musk, as one of his three citizenships is Canadian
I was also expecting to see Stewart Butterfield on the list (Flickr, Slack). Slack recently sold to Salesforce for about 30 billion.
@@kjmorley I think that video is a couple of years old.
Very little is known about the Irving family wealth. Their companies are not publicly traded but are family owned. The Irving Oil refinery is the largest in Canada, the newest and most modern in North America and provides at least half of the automotive gas and oil in New England as well as a large portion of the jet fuel used in the major east coast U.S.A airports. Irving Woodlands, besides being a large lumber supplier is a major supplier of tissue products and owns 1 of only 3 or 4 diaper factories in North America. As well as owning tissue plants in Eastern Canada they have recently invested about 1 billion dollars in a tissue plant in Macon, Georgia. To say James Irving is worth 6 billion is just speculation. The family owned companies are worth much much more than that. In conclusion, the richest Canadian is actually Elon Musk.
I did not know Elon musk had citizenship in Canada, interesting ☺️
I always think of the Irvings more as a lovecraftian hive mind, feasting on the life essence of New Brunswick with the help of their minons, kind of like was depicted in the classic cartoon Raccoons, lol.
Elon Musk was actually born in Pretoria, South Africa. He didn’t move to Canada til he was 17. And acquired citizenship thru his Canadian mother. He went to American universities. So I don’t really consider him Canadian.
@@Rachel_lyn Thanks for the reply Rachel. Musk went to McGill University in Montreal for his first year then won a fellowship to an American university which he did not complete. He was subsequently awarded an honorary doctorate by that school a few years later. He holds citizenship in South Africa, Canada and the United States. I like to think of him as an exceptionally brilliant African-American.
Lol! Couche-tard (pronounced “coosh tahr” ) is a french expression meaning something like “staying up late”, hence the owl logo. Love your videos 😊
Night owl. Macs convince store in Western Canada. Bought the shell oil convince stores Circle K chain.
It is simply "bed late".
A lot of mispronounced names in there by the video lol
@@susanterhorst782 you can tell it was a computer doing the narration.
Couche-Tard (pronounced Kush-Tar *Kush as in weed strains* and also known as that in Quebec) is a HUGE convenience store also known as Mac's outside of Quebec (which now merged under the Circle K brand). If you think of a convenience store, that's the one you think of first over here.
Its koosh not kush..that would be like hush lol
@@NaggyPat24 Exactly right: Koosh, as in Koosh Woosh ;)
They actually re branded all the Mac’s (at least in western Canada) to Circle K after Couche-Tard purchased the American chain of Circle K stores. I’m guessing so travellers between the 2 countries would recognize a familiar brand
@@NaggyPat24 it's pronounced like Kush like the kind of "weed" , because the chain is québécois aka French, so "koosh" is not accurate
@@chasec9011 yep, the security company I work with has gone through that transition with their names lol
So in reference to Galen Weston, and I'm specifically talking about Galen Weston Jr., yes most Canadians know his name. Can you imagine in the US any average person knowing who the CEO of Kroger or Walgreens is if you asked them point blank? That's how huge his company "Loblaws" is in Canada
Yeah, I may have heard of Weston, but could not connect him to the well known Loblaws name.
It helps that he appears in commercials for the brand
he is the guy that runs the "No Name" brand. Yellow packaging. We get to see Jr. on ads all the time. I seen one this morning, Weston Jr. announcement was due the rising cost of food, no name will not continue to increase prices. Hope it is true.
The Westons, who have been making money hand over fist, with soaring record profits through the pandemic, cut the small pay bump (an extra $2 per hour) as soon as it wasn't giving them good publicity any more. Not when the pandemic was over, but when the pay bump was not longer creating good press for Loblaws. The Westons are vile.
@@lyndas2767 that's what I was going to say. Most Canadians know Jr because he's in the ads
What's your issue with bagged milk? Smh it makes perfect sense to have them as an option
At the risk of sounding super cheap, I like the bagged milk because I often re-use the bags (e.g. lunches, doggy pick-up bags, etc.) 😁
Americans seem to be much more recognized because of their wealth. Riches are not a big point of influence in Canada and as a relatively knowledgeable Canadian senior, I recognized many of the companies but few of the people mentioned.
As a young Canadian, I am familiar with all the people mentioned. Seniors are very outside the loop on a lot of things.
@@chrisjansen1943 As a young Canadian, you have a lot to learn.
@@chrisjansen1943 Without Googling tell me a bit more about Couche Tard then. What other names does the convenience giant operate under that Tyler may be more familiar with?
@@chrisjansen1943 a new spelling of ignorant anal presence
The most popular brand of maple syrup is "bought directly from the sugar bush"... it basically doesn't have a "brand"
They missed Guy Laliberté, creator of Cirque du Soleil. He started as a fire eater and acrobat on stilts. He was the first canadian space tourist.
Guy Laliberté net worth is around 1.2-1.6 B$ so he didn't make the cut in top15 list
Like the first comment said. You're doing awesome bud. As a Canadian I am enjoying the heck out of this show. Be good to be getting you some snacks and such to try. Shark Tank is a rip off of Canada's Dragon Den btw. should give it a watch.
Something I haven't seen you discover yet is that Tim Horton''s is nothing like 711 (which we have as well). Tim Hortons is more like a Dunkin Donuts. Its all tables and a food service area with pastry racks, coffee, 7 kinds of basic teas, iced drinks, soup and stew... and a whole menu of stuff. But Timmies was mucccch better back when they focused on the coffee and donuts. A little coffee trivia is McDonalds uses Tim Hortons old coffee recipe.
Take care bud.
Joel - Newfoundland.
Wow. I'm surprised another person knows that Timmies lost the contract to McDonald's. It happened back when Timmies first introduced the dark roast blend. I can't drink anything but McDonald's now. Timmies is disgusting. So many peopleare not aware that it changed.
Both Dragons' Den and Shark Tank are loccalized versions of a show format from Japan.
@@rjcurrie61 really? ill have to loo kthat up
We don't talk about rich people as much in Canada as they do in the US. Same with celebrities. The only one on the list I could have guessed before would be Irving. They are huge in the oil business with gas stations (with restaurants and convenience stores) pretty much in every bigger town with more in cities plus they provide heating oil to a lot of homes. They hit a sore spot with me when they built this massive boring gigantic white box of a building for ship building that blocked my view of the scenery of Halifax, Nova Scotia from my waterfront apartment on the Dartmouth side of the Halifax Harbour. It's like right on the Halifax waterfront taking up a substantial amount of property. They could have made it at least nice to look at like a lot of the other large buildings.
Others on the list I knew a lot of the products but not the owner/major shareholders. As always, great job!
Irving owns so much of eastern Canada; oil & drilling, forestry all over New Brunswick, Gas Stations, Rest stops & so much more I probably don't know about
Shark Tank is the American version of Dragons Den, a Canadian show of the same idea that pre-dates Shark Tank by 5-8 yrs.
But still has Kevin O'Leary on both.
Canadians invented Shark Tank.
Dragon's Den started in the UK and then came to Canada. (Checks wiki, apparently it started in Japan and spread)
Shark Tank happened because they saw how successful the shows were, but they had to put a different spin on it.
As noted elsewhere, when Shark Tank debuted, they "stole" two Dragons, Kevin and Robert to be sharks.
And this year, Robert is both a shark and a dragon; he's returned to the Dragon's Den while still on Shark Tank.
And I think the Canadian one was preceded by one in the UK.
I'm just going to say it. Am I alone in finding Tyler cute? LOL Half the reason why I watch.
Cute as in kinda goofy? Yep.
Yes, he's a good looking guy
He is cute and his personality is very endearing. I love his reactions and his reviews are awesome and informative. I even learn something about my own country. Shame on me 😕😄
Weston is well known in Canada At one time the Weston family owned a very large property in an area of Algonquin Park It is a huge place that they used as a cottage type property. Galen Weston donated the property to the Salvation Army for use as a camp called Madawaska. When it was donated my parents and the rest of the family went up to take inventory at the request of the Salvation Army. We were there for at least a week, maybe longer. We inventoried everything there. I really enjoyed sitting with an oil lamp on the huge railing around the fireplaces and reading the fWeston family diaries that went back through years and years. I also enjoyed getting to choose the bedroom with all of the old stuff on the main floor. Also did a canoe trip with my dad and stayed in the little cabin on the island in Lake Victoria. The water was so unbelievably clear and clean. Have stayed up there a number of times. Eventually, the Weston family wanted it back and it was returned to them. I remember that the Weston family paid for the caretaker couple to stay on and continue with their job. Don’t know what has happened since it was returned to the family. It was a magical place.
Yes the Weston family is very well known in Canada. They made headlines recently after being caught in a bread price fixing scheme, and again this year for earning record profits while artificially raising the prices of groceries under the guise of “inflation.”
So many companies are doing this. It’s toxic.
It was fun to find CircleK convenience stores and gas stations throughout Norway when I traveled there. They even had some products I could recognize from the original Couche-Tard brand in Québec!
Saputo makes all sorts of Italian cheeses and much more.
As a Canadian I have to admit I don’t know any of these names, but I don’t think a lot of Canadians necessarily would……it’s not really a thing here to be aware of super wealthy people ( I may be wrong ). Some one did beat me to the pronunciation of Okanagan though….lol
we don't worship wealth here in Canada. I have heard of some of the brand names, but none of the rich people. they might be worth knowing if they paid their employees well or treated them decently.
Elon Musk also has Canadian citizenship so arguably he's the richest Canadian. Sure not Canadian by birth but he's not American by birth either.
Musk's mom is Canadian and he lived in Canada during his teen years and young adulthood. He went to Queen's University, so I'd say he's at least as Canadian as he is American ir South African.
Also surprised Charles Bronfman of Seagrams and Jean Coutou the pharmacy tycoon weren’t mentioned
Jim Pattison is a kind and very generous man. He gives away a significant portion of his wealth to charities. He is a decent and down-to-earth person.
Jim is a delightful man. Jim Pattison Motors is where I bought my first car after I got to Vancouver. His portfolio of companies is as eclectic as you can get from neon companies, the Canadian Fishing Company - Gold Seal Seafoods - and so many more. He also produced the documentary "Over Canada" which describes each province and territory. Fabulous. Thanks for this Tyler. And no, we are not that caught up on wealth in Canada. We do our thing and get along. We like it that way. Very laid back so to speak.
Yup! Imagine if all rich people were like him!?
Irving Doesn't plant trees where there were none. They replace forests they cut down with fast growing white spruce uni-cultures so they can re-cut them when mature.
Yeah the Weston group of brands is very well known. Most of their stores can be considered an upscale version of Walmart (with less departments). If your town has any kind of grocery store, and it’s not a Walmart, it’s got like a 75% chance it’s connected to the Weston brand in some way.
I wouldn't say they're like Walmart... they're specifically grocery stores, not department stores. The Empire chain would be the big competitor. (Sobeys/Foodland/Safeway)
@@kmacgregor6361 Fair enough, you’re totally right. I know some of the Superstore/Zehrs near me have pharmacy/cosmetics/housewares and fashion but it’s certainly not like Walmart. I probably should’ve made that connection I used to work at Walmart lol.
Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Extra Foods, Loblaws, Western Groceries. I don't imagine it's an exhaustive list. Just helping
@@kmacgregor6361 Superstore is a grocery store with a large retail section. Walmart is a retail store with a large grocery section.
The pronunciation in this video is... creative.
I'm calling it "Couch Tard" from now on.
I believe it’s an AI. Getting harder to tell these days.
It was an annoying robot reading it. Not a fan of using speech programs on the videos.
Okanagan
Couche-Tard is the French version of "Macs" for us Westerners. I believe, if I am not mistaken, is now Circle-K
Exactly, I (Ontarian) only recognized the Owl symbol.
couche tard is the original name but they had to translate it when they expanded outside of quebec ! cause rest of canada don't like or don't understand french lol
@@tryviousse not true it is a practical easily made business move that has nothing to do with Quebec anxieties. Funny how much many Quebecers seem to feel everything is somehow a slight. I spent much of my youth in Quebec and was lied to consistently in school. Quebec has it's version of reality but none of the other provinces share that distrust. I was lucky enough to be educated in 6 of the ten provinces ( some east ,some west ) and find that outside of the political scope of Quebec there is little of the dislike Quebecers fear.
@@alpearson9158 im talking about french language not french people but it's good to hear bro ;) love canada and all canadians
Just a FYI for you, Kevin O'Leary and Robert Herjavec - investors on Shark Tank (Dragon's Den in Canada) are Canadian.
I tried to send you an e-mail at the above e-mail address, but it wouldn't go through. Any suggestions?
Hey Tyler your reaction videos are always fun to watch!.. I've seen every one so far..
I just saw a cool documentary called Two Countries, One Street by NFB on RUclips.. it was filmed in the 1950s and interviewed locals in a border community and the border guards from both countries working together to keep everybody honest and to keep the bad guys from engaging in illegal activities.. was cool to see the street that straddles the border line with Canadian houses on one side and American homes on the other.. my favourite part was seeing an RCMP officer commanding a fleeing suspect to "STOP!.. IN THE NAME OF THE QUEEN!!!" 🤣
Heya Tyler,
Came across your channel randomly and been really enjoying your content. We Canadians aren’t interested in our billionaires as they are in the US ….a lot of it was interesting to me, but not surprised that Bell was on top …. Bell and Rogers are the two top media outlets for phone, tv and internet here in Ontario and surprised that the owner of Rogers wasn’t on the list
as a canadian ill be learning with you on this one
Thompson also co-owns True North Sports and Entertainment which includes the Winnipeg Jets, their farm team the Manitoba Moose, the building in which both teams play, their training facility (MTS Multiplex) and a local camp along with a charity organization.
And yes, Reuters is the Reuters in the US.
Couche-Tard is pronounce Koosh-tar.. not couch-tard
I've heard of virtually all of these brands however I was unfamiliar with almost all of the owners. Maybe it's just me but I think in general Canadians are not nearly obsessed with public figures and the super rich as Americans are.
Absolutely. US politics is now bought and paid for by the riches Republicans to the tune of 500 million so far. Canada would never allow thus...as a matter of fact we have laws against it
By American standards, none of these people, certainly not #2 through #15, would be considered "super rich."
@@SilvanaDil Once again, your idolization of all things American blinds you to the fact that, considering the Canadian market is only one tenth as large, all these guys have accomplished quite a lot.
@@deeporter7369 I think it would be unfair to state it's just one political party that spends a bunch of money in the US. I'm guessing politics makes up a decent portion of the spending in General though.
@@terryomalley1974 - (It's 1/9 the pop.) Even on a per capita basis, the numbers don't lie whether it's GDP, billionaires or Nobel laureates.
Tyler you should do an episode of Canadian maple syrup.
It's regulated prices, & there's like a fort Knox but with syrup.
Seriously it's true, & there was a major maple syrup heist once 😂
I think they got away in skidoos
Saputo is a cheese maker not a milk farmer
Saputo owns dairyland
Yummy, yummy cheese.
Canadians in general are " Quiet" " even our wealthiest......it's considered bad form if you Toot your own horn here. Weston is a Canadian institution most Cannucks recognize the brand and those who love Itailian style cheese and the like would know Saputo, they have all sorts of Italian products now.
Weston family is pretty well known in Canada. They own Loblaws and flanker brands that controls about 30+% of grocery market share in Canada. Think of them as Wal-Mart of Canada.
Loblaws company is the largest grocery chain in Canada. They own alot of different brands. Sobeys is #2 followed by Metro.
I'd say everybody in Canada knows Galen Weston - he has been in Loblaws commercials for ages. Also, he recently had a bit of a Marie Antoinette style controversy - it's worth a trip to twitter to chuckle at all of the "let them eat specifically this cake" memes
Couche-Tard, pronounced "koosh-tar" owned a number of popular Convenience Store chains, including Mac's, and owns Circle K. Also, technically Elon Musk is a Canadian citizen, so the wealthiest person in the world is South African/Canadian/American
Mattamy homes is a hugedeveloper in the Greater Toronto Area. Gr5 your mind off maple syrup. Canadians are not as obsessed with the stuff as foreigners are.
Have you done a video on Canadian inventions?
Elon Musk is also a Canadian Citizen... mother is Canadian, he attended university in Canada. Wife was Canadian
Yeah, what the hell, he should be number 1 on the list :D
The US can keep him
@obama potato He's South African, but also holds Canadian and American citizenship. He lived in Canada during his university years.
@obama potato yes I am for real... he hild Canadian Citizenship also
On and off girlfriend singer/artist Grimes is also Canadians.
I had brunch a few years ago at a downtown Vancouver hotel. Jimmy Pattison was at the next table over. Although you could tell he was affluent, he wasn't flaunting and when I said hello, he engaged me for a couple of minutes. That's as close to a billion as I will ever get!
ONLINE POKER IS ILLEGAL IN THE STATES?? Land of the free indeed...
Seriously though, you'd think gambling wouldn't have that kind of restriction in the US. Learned something about America in a video about Canada ^^
Billionaire of a maple syrup company 🤣 love it.
Couche-Tard is french for Sleep in. It own's Mac's convenience stores as well as Circle K.
The Weston's and Thomson's are well know in Toronto and Canada....
The others don't advertise their names ...know the products but not the owners....
Typical low key Canadian...don't fly around in private jets with their names plastered all over the plane...Eh hmm...
You know who.
At this point you are slacking on the Canadian Heritage Moments Tyler. Get it done!
So many good ones. I wanna see his reaction to house hippos
@@jeffreycairns767 But hey.. I'm just a TV. Lol
@@jeffreycairns767 I think that was concerned childrens advertisers
@@jeffreycairns767 I told him to watch that a month or so ago, but he didn't see it. :( I'm patiently waiting for him to find the goodies.
@@MagGray 1 thing he should watch but probably won't like is something that some of us grew up seeing, The log riders Waltz.
Yeah, Mattamy homes builds great houses. I used to work for a largest kitchen manufacturer, providing kithens and bathrooms for Mattamy building sites.
Couche-Tard is Known as Macs Milk to the English speaking. Its recently been replaced by another brand in my area. Havent seen a Macs in years.
Funny how they still own circle k though . A bunch of our macs never opened back up . Then they all filled with cannabis stores . Win win
Ha ha, yeah, I thought I recognized the owl.
They rebranded all the Mac's to Circle K
@@MyghtyMykey True of the one that I know.
Couche-Tard is in French, It would translate to Sleep Late, it's the biggest, and by far convenience store chain started in Québec.
They're only called Couche-Tard in Quebec. Everywhere else it was called Mac's, now Circle K.
Couche Tard is french Canadian and means, sleep late as in go to bed, late. It's a convenience store chain. In QC, they are relatively modern, clean and brightly light.
Couche-TARDS is the French spelling, in English it is Winks so you probably have seen their stores in the USA. If you look it up you will see they have the same owl logo.
couche tard is the original name
but they had to translate it when they expanded outside of quebec ! cause rest of canada don't like or don't understand french lol
@@tryviousse exactly right.
Couche-Tard is a convenience stores chain open 24 hours, 7 days, open on holidays--in fact it never closes. It started in Québec, the name is in french, meaning going to bed late (that's why it never closes)
Couche-Tard is the french name for Mac's Milk Variety btw. They bought out Circle K so they rebranded as that now. They are ubiquitous here. Multiple in each town generally. Btw we have 6 Tim Hortons in our small village of Brooklin, Ontatio
We only have 3 Tim's in our small town of 50,000 and they are always packed with lineups going thru drivethru
yes but couche tard is the original name of a convenience store chain started in québec
Why is he so surprised that Canadians have been innovative and became wealthy? He keeps saying 'Canada' in that voice laughing as though it is funny that a Canadian could be successful. So weird. As a Canadian I don't even know the last time I had maple syrup or so-called Canadian bacon - it is such a stereotype. I just like regular strip bacon. The ignorance about Canada is astonishing. Tyler says he is trying to learn more but I guess he has been living in a private American cave. Americans did not invent everything, surprise surprise. "Don't get me started about bagged milk." Well you can freeze it successfully in high quality bags of three which is useful for families and is perfectly nice and affordable and convenient in the fridge without a whole other waxed box to put in the garbage as Americans seem to love to do. Don't Americans freeze a whole bunch of far less healthy items? For the milk, you get a milk pitcher, put the milk in, and use it like a normal person with less waste. I sort of feel as though Tyler as a "normal American" is surprised when non-Americans actually have a better way of life, and success level. Make fun of Canadians all you want, but don't be surprised by their achievements.
The Canadian version of Shark Tank is called Dragons Den
Its funny because Kevin O'Leary was on both yet he's Canadian.
It's kinda the other way around...Shark Tank is the US version of Dragon's Den.
Elon Musk is South African, Canadian, and American National, he was born in South Africa but is a Canadian citizen through his Canadian Mother. So, Elon Musk is also a Canadian
Saputo is a cheese company for sure. Had no idea who owned it. The same is true for many of these. Only ones I knew by name were the companies that have their name as the brand name. For example: Irving (on trucks I think...), Pattison (on most billboards)
I have been to "Saputo" stadium a number of times in Montréal. As a soccer fan, I watch the CF Montréal games there. The owner is Joey Saputo, who must be one of the sons or grandsons of the fellow they showed in the video. I knew he came from a very wealthy family but didn't know about the dairy angle or just how rich they are.
Saputo bought Dairyland Milk in BC.
You probably saw Irving on gas stations; though the gas stations are basically limited to Quebec and east, as well as some states (NH, Vermont and Maine have Irving stations).
The truck brands are varied with different names (Sunbury, SMT etc...), and most of the forestry lands you wouldn't see unless you were in Maine or New Brunswick.
Couche-Tard is a french name, roughtly translatable by ''night owl'', which explains the owl logo
In America these would be comparable to 7-11 convenience stores
Couche Tard… a convenience store. Stay Up Late
Bags of milk are the only way to get four litres' worth
*You* understand poker? I doubted that you understood go fish or crazy eights.
Crazy 8 or crazy 8 countdown
We had another game called Asshole
@@joshjimmy9744 Yes
Lol a part of our cultural heritage
This was clearly narrated by a computer. The mispronunciation of common words and place names is cringey.