[quote=@Noblebandit]
That's some really helpful advice, thank you!
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I'm also happy to suggest other industries and the like the company could be involved in - Quebec manufactures a lot of aircraft and generally aluminum products, plus lotsa alloys (esp. copper and aluminum alloys).

I would also emphasize the noise that being completely cutthroat would create. the Quebec region has some neighbors that might be interested in intervening against bad behaviors/actions that make a lot of political noise.