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Just an observation from a great lakes recreational sailor. This notion is perhaps going to result in a ship that is good for nothing: it seems like it is neither fish nor fowl. You can build a ice-strengthened tanker or container ship but they are not ice breakers and they are not be able to...

for you maybe but 12,000 jobs on the table (whether true or not, they said it); you got Trump for people to get ticked off at and shop elsewhere; the press pushing the cheaper notion again whether true or not, it is out there; all the arguments that the Saab placed second and will fulfill most...

Going to be a hard offer to refuse. Between Trump's bullying tactics and tariffs and Saab ensuring that every Canadian hears about the sweet deal they are offering a mixed fleet looks more and more likely.

you mean like crossing the floor without really crossing the floor?

can they even manufacture the gun barrels anymore? I had heard that the equipment and knowledge were gone

and very few of them EVER vote against the party but in line with their constituents wishes. I would prefer more free votes and not whipped ones

straight out of Putin's playbook.

and a lot of parents have their kids in those private schools because of the standards and principles

or perhaps their chaplains will be allowed to pray and do other chaplain things

if he had offered the money, they would have done it. The day care programme is proof of that

too little too late

If you want bilingualism copy the Swedes. They accepted the fact that English would be a dominant language and started teaching it in primary school. Every Swede under 40 is bilingual. Thus they don't have to make it a requirement or even consider competency in the second language. If...

It will take a minimum of 5 years to identify the need, issue the necessary competition forms and select a builder and finally start building the facility. A certified welder requires approximately 3 years of OJT and classroom. I suggest you quit lollygagging and start training. There are any...

but consider the British. They were doing that yet one by one their industries are closing down. No more tanks, aircraft production on life support etc. It costs a lot of money to sustain production. The Swedes seem to be one of the few small countries still at it.

one word: budget. The first thing that got axed when they were told to economize was the in-storage maintenance budget. Out of sight, out of mind.