I don’t know enough about international cooperation in aerial firefighting… Do ‘we’ send help in the sense that Canadian federal or provincial governments benevolently dispatch their own water bomber fleets to fires in the U.S.? Or are Canadian water bombers in the States privately owned and simply hopping on a contract? I want to be confident about what we’re claiming credit for and if there’s actually credit there to be claimed.
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They request for the help and pay the salaries, travel, etc. of the firefighters/equipment provided. Vice versa if we request and they come to Canada. These are government resources not private enterprises.
So we’re sending government resources but on full cost recovery?
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More or less, seems like there is a daily rate they calculate somehow. Reminds me a bit of the Hessians except it is applied both ways.
Thanks for that. Sounds a bit more transactional than benevolent on our part if we’re renting out idle capacity when we don’t need it.
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Unlike say....the bill the Provinces never pay when they call out the CAF
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The Province of Quebec has a standing agreement with Los Angeles County for two CL-415s.
Inside the inferno: Canadian pilots battle the deadly L.A. firestorm - Skies Mag
Canadian pilots, maintainers, and aircraft helped quell the devastating January fires, part of an enduring partnership between two allies.
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"Make sure the people suffering get compensated".
Are some US politicians that dumb, or assume their public is that dumb, to not realize that people who are suffering will be the ones paying any tariff?
Yes.
Sorry man, I misunderstood the context...
Forgive me for not rooting for more plagues
Mate, that doesn't even touch the tip of the iceberg...
Remember the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994?? AI summary is below:
Under DSHEA:
Dietary supplements (such as many vitamins, herbs, amino acids, and bodybuilding supplements) are regulated more like foods than prescription drugs.
Manufacturers generally do not need FDA approval before selling a supplement.
Instead, the company is responsible for ensuring the product is safe and that its labeling is truthful.
The FDA usually steps in after a product is on the market if it determines the product is unsafe or illegally marketed.
This was a major point made in Bigger, Stronger, Faster, because it explained why many bodybuilding supplements could be sold without the kind of pre-market testing required for new pharmaceuticals.
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Yes they can be that dumb...
They passed a law that basically allows supplement companies to put their product to market without requiring the FDA to ensure they are safe first.
Many companies have 2 seperate product lines for the same product...one to be sold on the American market, and one for the export market and are subject to far stricter testing/screening procedures.
Yikes!
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