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Something to understand. In the 70s, Bahrain was the pre-eminent state. There was no Emirates and Etihad. As an 80s kid over there we took Gulf Air. Kuwait was actually the richest Gulf State where people wanted to work. The Gulf War dethroned Kuwait. The UAE broke up with Gulf Air...

To a point. They are building fibre and 5G towers on Ellesmere Island..... We don't have the density of Europe. But the telcos also don't cover the majority of Canada's territory either. Just most of the settled area.

We're paying them to plumb the Globals as part of the future VVIP contract: https://skiesmag.com/news/rcaf-to-acquire-six-bombardier-global-6500-multi-role-aircraft/ There's an airlift review underway now, looking at how this fits in more modernized doctrine, like Agile. Betting on more...

I follow her and will generally take in her analysis. But..... MLI is hardly independent. And I've definitely seen her have some sketchy and ideologically motivated takes before.

I have so many questions..... https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/26/report-claims-iranian-f-5-bombed-us-base/

Nah. It's intentional. Gotta make the number sound as big as possible to get people riled up. Honestly, don't blame them. I genuinely wish our opposition parties were forced to present alternative budgets every year so we can see exactly what their priorities are. But they aren't. So the...

And that's the amount through 2029 when construction start is planned. So it's not even $4B every year. More like $1-1.5B a year over the next 3 years. Magic. Balanced budgets don't let you wage fiscal culture wars. Need at least a small deficits to provide cover for things you don't...

That's a problem to be sure. But I'm not sure it's as bad in Canada, as the US. Just the fact that we have so many swing voters and ridings, says there's a lot more open minded people here. I actually think this frustrates partisans who wish we were more like the US. Personally, very...

Before this act, it was Schrodinger's leverage. Nobody knew for certain if Iran had any. Trump just confirmed it. That has consequences. Some good. Some bad. Long term, I think it's good for everybody to understand that vulnerability. Short term. Ooooh boy.

There's undoubtedly a lot to be done. Nobody is suggesting that this project is where it ends. But the nature of large projects is that they have to start a decade or two in advance. Especially in this country. The Quebec-Windsor Corridor is already choking on traffic. On top of that...

I am simply expecting others to behave the way they claim they want me to behave towards them. Nobody else was being presumptive and acerbic in this thread despite being passionate. Me and you disagree. But I don't see you making assumptions about my motivations and intent.

People have pulled poll level data and looked at past voting. The boundaries became more favourable to him. Not less. If he had his old riding, he would have had a larger loss. By the way, this is from a commentator who is anything but a fan of the LPC: But I get that vibes rule these...

Yes. It's like arguing that when the retail carbon tax ended we wouldn't see lower gas prices. Unfortunately, global oil prices can go up faster than any gas tax cut the government can give. And the feds really only have excise and HSR they can cut anyway. Anything more requires the...

The stock market is why. He's starting to get more cautious because he's being told how precarious the situation is. Every day that the Strait is closed the market and the wider economy gets more fragile. It was the AI bubble holding all this up before this war. And even then their...

You should stop doing the same as well. See above remark about keeping up with ever European Joneses'. You have a habit of making assumptions about the motivations of others, while expecting others to be charitable about yours.

Projection. But I guess you're worried about keeping up with the Americans. I just want an easy and cheaper way of getting around my region that is a bit more resilient against our climate and higher fuel prices. Since we aren't going to let Southwest fly between Toronto and Ottawa any time...

I wonder if our data looks like this.... Feminism from the 60s. Followed by austerity, wealth concentration and globalization of the 80s and 90s.

Time to talk about cutting OAS before we end up in the same situation as France.

Great video on the value of Canso.

Today is the last day for public comment. I urge everybody to submit their thoughts. Even those who hate the idea. https://en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-canada-of-tomorrow-with-high-speed-rail I attended consultations in person. But I'm a nerd who has done that for public...