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So after travelling in about 800 km and via 4 federal ridings in NW Alberta....there are the following: CPC - major signs at each highway intersection plus smaller ones before and after each town. No real sign campaign on lawns seen NDP - a total of 5 small signs outside of two communities in...

I will admit to struggling with the concept of RMC in todays world. As a teenager I looked at the CAF but RMC was for engineering (not a math guy) or history (and what do I do with that post CAF?). Aware there were more options but that's all that was talked about. And it killed the CAF as...

History you learn that makes alot of sense. I just know I don't like driving either of them in November storms at night trying to cross Ontario on a timeline.

Thanks for the updates re: north Ontario. Haven't been out there for 6 years and that was North Bay area so different world. In regards to corridor planning roads and pipelines are very similar unless you get tons of tight curves in your highways. But a pipeline can connect and cut the...

Couldn't price out a 550 online. But the 450 dually came in at $109,000 before taxes and modifications.

For comparison though... Pricing out a Ford 250 4x4 Long box with diesel engine online. Just under $95,000 without getting into fancy trim packages, canopy toppers, winch mounts, lights or paint jobs which could easily add another $15-20k. No sales taxes added at that price. So roughly...

There are some larger scale greenhouses further north...especially in summer they actually become even more effective due to the longer days => more growing degree days. The challenge is once it starts hitting -20 or colder...and they sure don't like the power bill at -40. There is at least...

Growing up greenhouses were common for basic vegetable gardens to gain the extra month of growing season needed. But it was always a "nice to have". Then I saw what was happening in southern ontario and the industrial scale production that mostly was going to Hienz...

Or for context the town I'm in is known as a "training" town so we get a huge number of new RCMP members...usually on their first posting...with an average time in the area less than 2 years. While some senior staff has stuck around the average member is here so little time that they have...

Thinking about second phases of what I'd like: 1) RCAF fighter force to be at least 50% larger. But get the F-35 flying before alternate aircraft are considered. 2) P-8 fleet to be doubled. Long range surveillance, especially maritime patrol, should be a priority. 3) Artillery. I want...

Some initial steps in my world: 1) start with a massive upgrade process for northern airbases. Declare them DND assets and bring them up to fighter strip capacity in at least 6 locations in the NWT/Yukon/Nunavut. 2) I believe we have one artillery round producer for 155mm shells? Double...

Ah yes...the fun of the one slow vehicle you follow for the next three hours...in a convoy...due to lack of passing lanes, pulloffs, and towns. Even worse when you fill up and don't beat them out of the station and repeat the process. What is the right route? Not really sure...Kenora to...

Japan is really only interested in premium grade wood. Maybe #1 grade or Japanese Grade. Interest in the Chinese market varies in part due to availability of wood (legal and illegal harvest) out of Russia...some of which is different dimensions again. For comparison most of what I see in...

And as much as I want East/West pipelines across the country...start in Ontario with a bypass plan for Line 5 so that they are not economically dependent upon Michigan pipeline routes. Heck use the opportunity to twin the TransCanada highway starting from Manitoba. Fire up the dynamite...

There are some "wine" products from Alberta. Mostly fruit based wines vs. grape wines. It's mostly sold through smaller orchard type stores but there has been commercial scale wineries going back to the late 1980's/early 90's....mostly around saskatoon berry wine. Many products are also...

As nice as Google products - Google maps and Google Earth are... Sentinal Hub Playground /Copernicus Browser have them beat in so many ways that they've become a key tool for our work. Copernicus Browser Great tool for "good enough but timely" information vs. super high detail stuff (1m pixel...

What While I know it's the federal legislation involved with the operation and construction of lines (have dealt with it professionally and the NEB has no sense of humour) I'm still not clear what the federal powers are in the face of provincial opposition to build trans-provincial projects...

FJAG...you're bang on in regards to inter-provincial lines requiring federal approval. But internally it's just provincial law.

Your point about government borrowing vs. competing with private sources. I was trying to think of the implications of the loss of the Canada Savings Bonds being issues by the Government direct to Canadians...and now you fighting private capital return rates. To battle tariffs will need a...

As I understand the Norwegian wealth fund it also has a few different aspects: 1) most production is offshore in what we'd call "federal" waters. So from day 1 it was largely a national company working on developing it. Private companies also operate but they pay significantly higher royalty...