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Bet You Didn’t Know These 7 Things About the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge
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Worse than these?
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Technically navigable in the right conditions?
Both.
Some sections of the strait are very shallow, from a merchant ship point of view or a heavy icebreaker point of view. This is complicated by the fact that there are weird currents and wind effects in the strait due to very large tidal effects and wind tunnel effects, and finally, it accumulates ice in the summer like crazy, in view of the narrowing here and there. As that ice piles up on top of itself, it quickly becomes way too much even for icebreakers.
Five or six years ago (IIRC, could be a little longer) CCGS Terry Fox and Des Groseillers tried escorting a merchant ship through there. Almost right off the bat, the merchant ship realized it wouldn't work when Terry Fox got itself stuck a few kilometers ahead and the path cleared by Des Groseillers closed itself behind her as fast as she opened it. The merchant, which was just getting in the edge of the ice, managed to get itself out and went the long way around Baffin Island, but TF and DG were stuck there trying to work themselves out for a couple of days.
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Another team Trudeau pushed out, and happy to see him gone
Bill Blair resigning seat, will become next high commissioner to U.K.
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Bill Blair resigning seat, will become next high commissioner to U.K.
Longtime Liberal MP Bill Blair appointed Canada’s high commissioner to the U.K.
Former cabinet minister Bill Blair is set to resign his seat in the House of Commons, with Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing the longtime Liberal has been appointed as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
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Will he try to sell them on gun buy-backs?
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Mostly safe seat. Will be interesting to see who gets the nomination. This is the slow Carney-fication of the House.Another team Trudeau pushed out, and happy to see him gone
Bill Blair resigning seat, will become next high commissioner to U.K.
Longtime Liberal MP Bill Blair appointed Canada’s high commissioner to the U.K.
Former cabinet minister Bill Blair is set to resign his seat in the House of Commons, with Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing the longtime Liberal has been appointed as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
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I'm sure that the Met would love to hear about his stories as Chief of Police for the TPS.Another team Trudeau pushed out, and happy to see him gone
Bill Blair resigning seat, will become next high commissioner to U.K.
Longtime Liberal MP Bill Blair appointed Canada’s high commissioner to the U.K.
Former cabinet minister Bill Blair is set to resign his seat in the House of Commons, with Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing the longtime Liberal has been appointed as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
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Ignoring the reality that in an all volunteer force, soldiers/sailors/air humans get a say in whether or not they want to go, and then stay somewhere, is a weaker argument. You can't hand wave away inconvenient realities.
If the CAF wants to send people to live full-time in the North, the CAF will need to incentivize it somehow, and it will not be cheap.
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CAF pays includes a significant "military factor" to compensate for mobility (among other elements).
Understanding military pay - Canada.ca
How pay rates are determined for ranks, occupations, and types of service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Forces, including the Reserves.
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Another team Trudeau pushed out, and happy to see him gone
Bill Blair resigning seat, will become next high commissioner to U.K.
Longtime Liberal MP Bill Blair appointed Canada’s high commissioner to the U.K.
Former cabinet minister Bill Blair is set to resign his seat in the House of Commons, with Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing the longtime Liberal has been appointed as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
AI summary of the issues in play.
Based on past performance - my guess is he'll be out of his depth and quickly overwhelmed and trampled by the British (get the lettuce ready) and withdrawn early to retire....
As of early 2026, the Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, with Bill Blair set to succeed Ralph Goodale, faces challenges centered on stalled trade negotiations, particularly regarding agricultural access. Other key issues involve navigating a competitive London market, strengthening post-Brexit ties, and aligning with the new UK government after previous negotiations hit roadblocks over food regulations.
Key Challenges and Issues:
Stalled Trade Negotiations: A major issue has been the pause in trade talks, which were halted over unresolved agricultural access issues between the two countries.
Post-Brexit Economic Relations: Following the UK's departure from the EU, the High Commissioner must navigate a new, complex economic landscape to ensure favorable terms for Canada.
Intense Competition in London: The UK market is described as "overheated" and highly competitive, making it challenging to secure attention and promote Canadian interests, such as for the province of Saskatchewan.
Political Shifts in the UK: The need to build new relationships with changing UK governments (e.g., transitions from Johnson to Truss to Sunak to Starmer) has made continuity difficult, though there is hope for better relations under new leadership.
Strategic Alignment: The role requires managing the delicate balance of international crises (e.g., Ukraine, Middle East) while fostering bilateral trade, as well as addressing issues like the regulation of the monarchy.
Internal Logistics: The role involves managing the consolidation of provincial offices (such as Saskatchewan) into Canada House to streamline efforts.
Ralph Goodale, during his tenure, emphasized that despite these challenges, the relationship remains crucial for trade, including securing access for products like beef and pork.
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CAF pays includes a significant "military factor" to compensate for mobility (among other elements).
Understanding military pay - Canada.ca
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Quite right DP. But someone mentioned the US forces in Alaska earlier. Did you know that their posting to Fort Wainwright is considered a "foreign posting" in their system, with all the extra perks that come with it?
Maybe we need to do the same for our forces North of 60.
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Its interesting that Carney signed off on this. I mean, Blair will be the 'face' of Carney during the current time period that Carney is PM.
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CAF pays includes a significant "military factor" to compensate for mobility (among other elements).
Understanding military pay - Canada.ca
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That should do it. Now then next topic.
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All of that is true.
How much is 20% of Canada's landmass, control of Hudson Bay and the Northwest Passage and the associated Economic Exclusion Zones and Continental Shelves wort to you?
Or are we going to fixate on keeping 37,000 locals happy when we could be sending 37,000 southerners north to defend our claim?
As I keep saying the HBC did the job the locals want done for better than 300 years.
Your key word is "incentive".
Is there an incentive for our government to claim jurisdiction in the north?
Is there an incentive for individual southerners to move north, even if it is just temporarily.
RCMP G (NT), M (YK) and V (NU) divisions maintain about 450 personnel in the North. The CCG about another. Both have a permanent presence in Iqaluit.
There seem to be adequate incentives for some people.
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You have the contract now, given our existing infrastructure constraintsIt's not quite like that.
We all know that, in terms of shipping cost, expressed in ton per kilometer, shipping (by sea) is the cheapest, followed by rail, then trucking, and finally, air cargo as most expensive.
So here is an example of the situation we are talking about: Hardware chain BMR (the one I work for) in Quebec has the contract to provide about 75% of construction materials needs for the Nunavik annual resupply. We get the orders in, and then we know the ships schedules (which one to where and when). We assemble the products at our Chambly store, from our various suppliers, most of which are in the greater Montreal area, but can be as far as Toronto and Chicoutimi, so that all can be packed and crated a few days before the ship's departure. We can accommodate changes to the orders up to 48 hours before departure. When the shipping time comes, our own truck deliver the crates to the port, in 40 to 45 minutes. They often encounter the trucks from Vicwest or Acier Picard delivering the steel construction beams and siding/roofing, both of which produce them at their facilities in Sorel - 1 hour 15 minutes from the port. Most of the other products needed for the resupply be they food or everyday items are in the same situation.
You couldn't do that from Churchill. A lot of that stuff would first have to find its way to Winnipeg (that part is not that hard - just a little more expensive because of the shipping cost by rail/truck over distance) and then sent by train to Churchill. That last part is not only extra cost, but creates a potential bottleneck (single track if something happens) and a need for much longer lead times than "48 hours before shipping" as the cut off time.
It can be done, and IMHO, should be done to the extent possible, but we should be aware that it not a panacea for cheaper resupply of the Arctic.
. With alternative routing options, someone (or some group) with some entrepreneurial spirit may start their own manufacturing operation to steal that from you.I am a professional railroader btw, and also have quite a bit of experience dealing with multimodal shipping and bulk commodities. I regularly deal with maritime schedules and manage relationships with a number of different customers.
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If the $$$ is right, I'll be on a plane tomorrow. Amazing how all these private enterprises can find people to go out in the bush and do work for fair pay but the crown can't seem to get it done.
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The crown wants you to work for as little pay as possible.
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Actually, the HBC did the job that the HBC wanted done locally even if it meant that the locals were sometimes exploited.
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Of course they were exploited. Just like the Cree exploited the Dene and opposed the HBC setting up inland trading posts.
At least the HBC was only in the commercial exploitation game. They bought what was being sold. They sold what was being bought.
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