Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

[dapaterson]

Although they had no problem with the Canadian taxpayer funding Trans Mountain.

I fully expect the government of Alberta to want to rename it to remove the word "Trans".

 

[ArmyRick]

Who would you say is actually doing that here? Several of us have said ‘no thanks, CPC, offer us a better option’, but you’re alleging a level of histrionics that I don’t think actually exists on this site.

You are kidding, right?

 

[PrairieFella]

was there any mention of a pipeline?

Its sounding like upgraded rail, an all season road, power transmission, pipeline and port infrastructure with icebreaking and critical mineral storage. Thats the word ive been seeing in local media. That said nothing is set or concrete. Just ideas at this point. If that happens in conjunction with the Centreport Free Trade Zone in Rosser/Winnipeg, Manitoba could really reclaim its past glory as a continental shipping hub.

Say what you will about Wab, he has vision.

 

[Altair]

Well we might have the ability to if we didn't have such a lax royalty scheme

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Listen...Norway has a sales tax.

Alberta>Norway.

 

[Altair]

I fully expect the government of Alberta to want to rename it to remove the word "Trans".

I have been informed that I should not speak on this topic.

 

[YZT580]

Its sounding like upgraded rail, an all season road, power transmission, pipeline and port infrastructure with icebreaking. Thats the word ive been seeing in local media. That said nothing is set or concrete. Just ideas at this point. If that happens in conjunction with the Centreport Free Trade Zone in Rosser/Winnipeg, Manitoba could really reclaim its past glory as a continental shipping hub.

Say what you will about Wab, he has vision.

and they will need more than 2 heavy icebreakers so Davies (Quebec vote) and Seaspan (BC support) will be extremely busy

 

[brihard]

You are kidding, right?

No, but you’re deflecting. Who on army.ca is “just losing it over Pierre Poilievre existence”?

 

[PrairieFella]

and they will need more than 2 heavy icebreakers so Davies (Quebec vote) and Seaspan (BC support) will be extremely busy

Interesting timses ahead. Navy folk, if shipping lanes were kept open year round for commercial activity anyways, would it become useful as an Arctic naval station?

 

[Altair]

Interesting timses ahead. Navy folk, if shipping lanes were kept open year round for commercial activity anyways, would it become useful as an Arctic naval station?

That would certainly drop the Navy a few rungs as the branch with the best postings.

 

[Czech_pivo]

That would certainly drop the Navy a few rungs as the branch with the best postings.

Interesting timses ahead. Navy folk, if shipping lanes were kept open year round for commercial activity anyways, would it become useful as an Arctic naval station?

Lots of talk on here previously about the port and channel being a bit shallow and prone to the need for dredging.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Interesting timses ahead. Navy folk, if shipping lanes were kept open year round for commercial activity anyways, would it become useful as an Arctic naval station?

Short answer: No. For Arctic operations, there is very little distance advantage in being based in Churchill as compared to being based in St. John's. Add the ice navigation problem in winter, whereas St. John's is ice free, and this limited advantage disappears completely (and can even be reversed). So if you want a "forward" support base, you may just as well go for St. John's.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Budget passed 170-168

 

[brihard]

Budget passed 170-168

Who didn’t vote?

 

[Jarnhamar]

Unless I'm mistaken, aren't we only running 2 our of 4 submarines currently?

Also they're saying the submarine shop, I think Korean, could pump one out by 2035. Why would it take 10 years to make 1 sub? Does that mean we we would get the 12th sub by year 2145?

 

[Jarnhamar]

Budget passed 170-168

Carefully calculated for maximum political points eh?

 

[Remius]

Who didn’t vote?

generoux, another CPC type who apparently had a sick note and 2 NDP.

I think.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Who didn’t vote?

Not sure to be honest, I did see 1 Ndper didn’t for sure. I was watching the French language version so I was getting only about 40-50% of what was going on, lol.

 

[dapaterson]

Unless I'm mistaken, aren't we only running 2 our of 4 submarines currently?

Also they're saying the submarine shop, I think Korean, could pump one out by 2035. Why would it take 10 years to make 1 sub? Does that mean we we would get the 12th sub by year 2145?

Submarine maintenance is like air maintenance on steroids. Two of four in service at the same time is remarkable. Hence why a dozen will normally have four or five available.

For purchases of new submarines, it's not like there's Crazy Olaf's House of Submarines telling RAdm Robinson to put it in H. There are very few yards with the ability to build submarines, and their production is spoken for years in advance.

 

[MilEME09]

Submarine maintenance is like air maintenance on steroids. Two of four in service at the same time is remarkable. Hence why a dozen will normally have four or five available.

For purchases of new submarines, it's not like there's Crazy Olaf's House of Submarines telling RAdm Robinson to put it in H. There are very few yards with the ability to build submarines, and their production is spoken for years in advance.

The fact korea is pumping out one a year should be commended on its own. This is on top of domestic orders as well which likely means simultaneously building