Recent content by Mick

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/danielle-smith-says-alberta-and-ottawa-on-the-same-page-at-houston-energy-conference/ Danielle Smith seems pretty pleased with the Carney government's approach, compared to its predecessor. Hard to claim that the current government and its O&G policy is...

This poor crew didn't really have any good options - intentionally steering off the runway at over 120 knots likely would have resulted in more fatalities. All these guys could do would be to apply max braking, and max thrust reverse. While it's not uncommon to train for runway incursions in...

Meh.... so is Vietnam, and they're on the Board of Peace.

Yes, due to Russian aggression, focus shifted to Europe, and since 2014 fourteen (14) different ships have deployed in support of Op Reassurance. Canadian participation in Op Caribbe continues, with caveats (rightly so, due to concerns with legality of US strikes). Focus is Europe, and only so...

Trudeau's "postnational state" quote is from a Dec 2015 New York Times Magazine interview. 4 of the 6 times Canada commanded CTF-150 occurred after Trudeau's statement was made, the last occurring in 2024. Can you provide examples of where Canada has "diverged away from our traditional...

De-icing and anti-icing refer, respectively, to removing and preventing ice on critical surfaces such as wings, tail, and engine cowls. Most jets accomplish this by ducting hot bleed air from the engine to these surfaces (this is why wing and tail leading edges, and engine inlet cowls are...

What could possibly go wrong?

The last thing the flying public needs is politicians influencing aircraft certification and safety standards.

See Tariff thread. But no, TC isn't waiting for FAA. FAA has approved these models, and TC certification process is ongoing for 700/800.

I believe you're correct - I think Embraer owns that market. However, Bombardier sold their regional jet (CRJ) program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, including the type certificate. Mitsubishi terminated further production, but still provides support to the remaining aircraft. Unsure if...

Pretty much. Of course it will affect sales, but the immediate impact will be felt by American operators and owners. And it won't prohibit Canadian-registered jets from flying into the US.

Basically, older Gulfstream models have been type-certified in Canada for years, and as a result, these models (types) can be registered in Canada and operated by Canadian owners and companies. Similarly, Bombardier aircraft models must receive FAA type-certification in order to become...

To be clear, the 2/3 House and Senate votes are only required if the President challenges the first attempt by VP and Cabinet majority, and they subsequently make a second attempt. Of course, I don't think anyone believes that the current President wouldn't force a vote.

Summary of the applicable section of the 25th Amendment, including actions required by VP (and majority of Cabinet) as well as Congress (specifically if the President refutes their alleged inability to exercise the powers and duties of their office)...

What counts is the follow-through. That governments now have Buy Canadian policies is a positive change (I'm surprised this wasn't previously official policy). If the goal is to simply make more money, staying in the private sector would be much more lucrative than winning an election in order...