Recent content by JLB50

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/canadians-say-selecting-the-best-fighter-jet-for-the-job-matters-more-than-jobs-nanos/ Looks as if Canadians are beginning to see defence as a serious matter.

I found this to be an interesting read. https://nordicdefencesector.com/en/article/gripen-e-vs-f-35-the-wrong-question-to-ask

Despite the potential ecological tragedy of it all, it’s a wonderful pun.

The thing I like about the concept (as for the reality we will have to wait and see) is that it brings greater awareness of the military to the average Canadian. For too long, the military has been something both our politicians and the general public have, at best, tolerated. With Russia...

The CEO of Seaspan, Kyle Washington, is a Canadian. But I just wish the company itself wasn’t owned by his American dad who owns the parent organization (the Washington Companies). Still I haven’t seen any signs of conflicted loyalties. But you never know in this day and age of Trump...

The more Canada does what Trump and Hoekstra want, the worse things will get for us. They want nothing less than to destroy us as a nation so that they can pick up the pieces. The two of them think like hedge fund managers. They smell blood and want to go in for the kill.

If or (should I say) when a major shooting war begins, everyone involved is probably going to frantically put in orders for more aircraft. LM is going to be inundated and despite ramping things up to increase its production capacity for F-35s, further delays are inevitable. If we have the...

Not saying it won’t happen but I’ll believe it when I see it. I remember reading reports just several years ago about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was going to lead to the collapse of Putin’s regime and pretty much the whole country. Remember all the speculation about Putin’s obvious signs...

Nevertheless I wonder if the ICC would have the courage to issue an arrest warrant for Trump. He seems to have everyone cowering in fear of what he or his cult followers might do in retribution.

I’m sure the CIA is currently there in Alberta like a dirty oil-stained shirt.

Until a semblance of sanity returns to the American political system, I think Canada should have a foot in both camps. Play one against the other where necessary. I absolutely don’t trust China…politically, economically and militarily. But the Trump administration has IMHO basically declared...

Oil of Olé?

Lot of good it’s done to suck up to him. It’s about time someone had the balls to stand up to him, Lutnick et al. People don’t seem to grasp that it’s not simply about trade deals. He and his sycophant cronies are out to pound Canada into submission until we say, “Please accept us as the 51st...

A decade or so ago, I took a limo from my home just outside Toronto to the Airport. As we drove past the Ford plant in Oakville, the driver, a rather friendly guy, remarked about how sad it was that Ford, GM and Chrysler are no longer really in the car manufacturing business. I remarked...

I realize that Stellantis embraces a wide range of basically American and European car companies. Money talks. And if Canadians show their displeasure by simply not buying Stellantis’ American vehicles (i.e. Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM trucks) in favour of other competitors, then Stellantis...