Recent content by Altair

Low hundreds of millions would put it near the USA. This would be noticed in consumption figures. (Food, fuel) It's probably lower, but high hundreds of millions as a floor

Yeah, 9 billion additional for the fiscal year, 3 billion on weapons systems tracks.

My poor brain. Was the money greenlit before the budget in November? Edit: 9b for 2025-2026, so 3 billion on weapons systems tracks.

No idea. I've read multiple articles and gone to stats Canada and nobody is elaborating. But 82 percent increase due to standing agreements? Sounds like a lot.

Naturally. But according to stats Canada, the growth was in capital expenses, specifically classified as weapon systems purchases. Not discounting the operational expenses, just saying that capital expenses was what was identified as the driver of GDP growth. 0.6 growth of the Canadian GDP of...

Doesn't military pay go into operational spending/personnel spending as opposed to capital spending? Seems weird it would be classified as weapon systems.

Only 1/5th of the 16b increase in GDP was from government capital spending, so if my math works, 2.5 to 3B in increased spending on weapons systems? The UAS is worth tens of millions, I think, 250m for calian. Where did the rest go?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-gdp-q3-2025-9.6995959 2.6 percent from buying weapons systems. Now imagine if we made fighter jets here. Just saying.

No. Anyone with any backbone or principles has been long fired or quit.

Assuming Russia soldiers are okay doing this on a volunteer basis. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2138549/putin-russia-army-payments-yakutia?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

Are trans individuals not part of nature? I'm confused.

Thank you.

Keeps the feds from owning another pipeline Smart.

Puberty blockers have been used since the 1990s. The idea that we don't know the side effects and long term effects on the human body after 30+ years of use is.... interesting. Austria. Norway. France. Belgium. The Netherlands. Croatia. Spain. Switzerland. All countries that follow similiar...

I am not, but if Alberta normalizes this, there is a non zero chance other conservative governments look at it and emulate it. No. The opposite. Regulate the way 9 other provinces do it. It's hard to argue data when the person you're talking to is going off of feels I removed it because I...