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Brampton's factory future anchors The Planet D's political week

Dave and Deb examine Roshel's proposed plant acquisition, skilled autoworkers and Ottawa's demands for repayment from Stellantis.

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  1. 0:40The hosts connect Roshel's expansion needs to demand for Senator armored vehicles.
  2. 3:45They examine the memorandum of understanding to acquire Stellantis's idle Brampton assembly plant.
  3. 5:03The discussion turns to Ottawa's repayment demands and Unifor's strike mandate.
  4. 6:07Algoma Steel's partnership with Roshel brings domestic ballistic steel into the proposed manufacturing supply chain.
  5. 7:00Dave explains how Daimler Truck's German drivetrains and European connections fit Roshel's expansion strategy.

Paint ovens, power infrastructure and rail connections are already in place. For Dave and Deb, those practical details explain why an idle car factory matters to an armored-vehicle manufacturer looking for room to expand.

Their November 8 Brampton analysis drew more than half a million views, making it the most-watched of The Planet D's seven new uploads. The hosts examine 's memorandum of understanding to acquire the assembly plant, arguing that its equipment and nearby skilled workforce offer a foundation for producing Senator armored vehicles. This is commentary on a proposed conversion, not footage of a completed factory handover.

Dave brings the discussion down to transferable skills: workers' familiarity with fixtures and seam sealing. The pair also trace the supply chain beyond Brampton, discussing Algoma Steel's ballistic steel partnership and Roshel's work with Daimler Truck. Viewers' discussion focuses on repayment of public investment and what a transition would mean for workers' pensions and benefits.

The factory story has already produced a follow-up. That newer upload, examining 's repayment demands and the hosts' account of a binding Roshel deal, is attracting the most daily views of any video on the channel right now.

Elsewhere, the week's commentary moves through instant-payment infrastructure, exports to China, the federal budget and Stephen Miller's White House appointment. The banking episode attracted the next-largest audience among the new uploads.

Daily channel views are running at more than three times their usual level, while subscribers increased by about 1,000 over the week. Nearby political channels have mixed fortunes: The Elevate Report is also drawing unusually strong daily viewing, while Brittany Page is quieter than usual. For The Planet D, Brampton supplies both the week's biggest upload and its most active continuing story.

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Subscribers
161,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
1,358,733
Videos published this week
7
Video published
November 8, 2026
Video views so far
536,318
Views on its first day
367,511

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Here is The Planet D's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
The Planet D
1,358,733
subscribers
161,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
31,313,619
views per day
512,767
typical day: 139,414
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
As of November 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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