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There’s a Canadian mafia?

dayofthedaleks 5y ago
In Montreal, primarily. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizzuto_crime_family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizzuto_crime_family
- purple_ferret 5y ago
  even makes a location appearance in The Sopranos
spaetzleesser 5y ago
Mafia like groups are everywhere. The names may be different.
JohnBooty 5y ago
If you think the idea of a Canadian mafia is funny... You may be positively tickled by the fact that the maple syrup industry is controlled by a cartel like group that may be mafia-adjacent and there have been high-stakes maple syrup heists. https://www.google.com/search?&q=mafia+maple+syrup https://www.google.com/search?&q=mafia+maple+syrup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Hei... It's no joke, of course. That's precious stuff. And where there's money there's crime... Today [2018], a barrel of maple syrup is worth about $1,200 — that's around 18 times the value of U.S. crude oil.
- munk-a 5y ago
  If you think the syrup cartel is impressive - you should see the Dairy Farmers of Canada (also mostly based out of Quebec - most suffocating organizations up here in Canada end up being QC based).
- r00fus 5y ago
  The low price of crude oil is amazing given its utility. I remember hearing about how oil (given its non-sustainable nature) should actually be valued a LOT more.
- Izkata 5y ago
  Black-market maple syrup made it into an episode of Elementary (5x13, "Over a Barrel" - while investigating a murder they find a street gang had switched from smuggling cocaine to smuggling syrup because it was more profitable) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_(TV_series)
karmicthreat 5y ago
Hah, whenever I tell this story that is always the first thing people say.
mattbee 5y ago
My mind went to the A.F.R. from Infinite Jest, surely the most sinister Canadians ever imagined.
masterof0 5y ago
They will sorry you to death, if you don't comply.
NumberCruncher 5y ago
There is even a series about them: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood_(TV_series) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood_(TV_series)
rbjorklin 5y ago
Looking at the responses you’ve already received there seems to be plenty. I recently learned of the Tow Truck mafia: https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/w5/this-toronto-area-lawyer-had-to-flee-the-country-after-taking-on-the-tow-truck-industry-1.5167869 https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/w5/this-toronto-area-lawyer-ha...

In Montreal, primarily. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizzuto_crime_family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizzuto_crime_family

purple_ferret 5y ago
even makes a location appearance in The Sopranos

spaetzleesser 5y ago

Mafia like groups are everywhere. The names may be different.

JohnBooty 5y ago

If you think the idea of a Canadian mafia is funny... You may be positively tickled by the fact that the maple syrup industry is controlled by a cartel like group that may be mafia-adjacent and there have been high-stakes maple syrup heists. https://www.google.com/search?&q=mafia+maple+syrup https://www.google.com/search?&q=mafia+maple+syrup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Hei... It's no joke, of course. That's precious stuff. And where there's money there's crime... Today [2018], a barrel of maple syrup is worth about $1,200 — that's around 18 times the value of U.S. crude oil.

munk-a 5y ago
If you think the syrup cartel is impressive - you should see the Dairy Farmers of Canada (also mostly based out of Quebec - most suffocating organizations up here in Canada end up being QC based).
r00fus 5y ago
The low price of crude oil is amazing given its utility. I remember hearing about how oil (given its non-sustainable nature) should actually be valued a LOT more.
Izkata 5y ago
Black-market maple syrup made it into an episode of Elementary (5x13, "Over a Barrel" - while investigating a murder they find a street gang had switched from smuggling cocaine to smuggling syrup because it was more profitable) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_(TV_series)

karmicthreat 5y ago

Hah, whenever I tell this story that is always the first thing people say.

mattbee 5y ago

My mind went to the A.F.R. from Infinite Jest, surely the most sinister Canadians ever imagined.

masterof0 5y ago

They will sorry you to death, if you don't comply.

NumberCruncher 5y ago

There is even a series about them: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood_(TV_series) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood_(TV_series)

rbjorklin 5y ago

Looking at the responses you’ve already received there seems to be plenty. I recently learned of the Tow Truck mafia: https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/w5/this-toronto-area-lawyer-had-to-flee-the-country-after-taking-on-the-tow-truck-industry-1.5167869 https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/w5/this-toronto-area-lawyer-ha...