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PM Mark Carney's Canada

thettctransitfanatic said:
141 Conservative MPs and the entire 22 Bloc MP caucus voted against. The entire 170 MP Liberal caucus obviously voted for it, as did Green Party leader Elizabeth May. 5 NDP MPs voted against the budget, while NDP MPs Gord Johns and Lori Idlout abstained, and Conservative MPs Shannon Stubbs and Matt Jeneroux also abstained.
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Don't forget that the 170 MP Liberal caucus includes the Speaker, who didn't vote.
 
hw621 said:
Ditching the F35 is more in the severing ties territory...
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Agreed. Especially with that orange tool and upcoming CUSMA talks. Let's get the eighty-five F35s and then focus on diversification for the next projects.

For example, we need to replace the rubbish CH-148 Cyclone operated by the RCAF with the RCN. We should consider going with the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, which of course is the same aircraft the PC government ordered in 1992, only to have the successor LPC government cancel them, paying $478 million CAD in cancellation penalties.

Right now, Lockheed Martin (the makers of the F35) is leading the design team for the RCN's new destroyers. They're based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigates, but somehow Lockheed has got involved. If it's not too late, maybe this, rather than the F35 is where we should sever our relations with Lockheed.
 
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Admiral Beez said:
Agreed. Especially with that orange tool and upcoming CUSMA talks. Let's get the eighty-five F35s and then focus on diversification for the next projects.

For example, we need to replace the rubbish CH-148 Cyclone operated by the RCAF with the RCN. We should consider going with the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, which of course is the same aircraft the PC government ordered in 1992, only to have the successor LPC government cancel them, paying $478 million CAD in cancellation penalties.

Right now, Lockheed Martin (the makers of the F35) is leading the design team for the RCN's new destroyers. They're based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigates, but somehow Lockheed has got involved. If it's not too late, maybe this, rather than the F35 is where we should sever our relations with Lockheed.
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Nevertheless, I just hope we buy some hardware and maintain constant funding to the forces, rather than spending the money on personnel, bureaucracy and DEI...
 
The Feds and Alberta seem close to a deal on Energy.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving closer to reaching a deal on the future of Alberta's energy sector, according to a senior government official, and it's likely to include some language about a path forward for the northwest B.C. oil pipeline that Smith has long demanded.

While the last Liberal government essentially slammed the door shut on an oil pipeline to the region, Carney is open to considering such a project if Alberta, as the proponent, conducts the necessary Indigenous consultation and negotiates with the B.C. government, among other conditions, the official said.
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B.C. Premier David Eby has strenuously opposed such a pipeline. Another potential roadblock is the Trudeau-era B.C. tanker ban bill, which prohibits ships laden with oil from docking at ports along the province's northern coast.
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The federal government is considering granting limited exemptions, and there's a possibility it could use its power under C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, to allow tankers associated with this proposed pipeline to bypass that moratorium.
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The government isn't open to doing away with the tanker ban entirely, said the official, who spoke to CBC News on the condition they not be named due to the sensitive nature of the ongoing bilateral discussions. The Globe and Mail first reported on the progress around a possible new B.C. pipeline and potential exemptions to the tanker ban.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-smith-oil-pipeline-9.6985035
 
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There is a thing called CPTPP. Are we doing anything in that organization to diversify trade? Why doesn't anyone talk about it?
 
An excellent piece in today's Globe on the need to curtain OAS to high-income earning households, and reinvesting the savings in low-income seniors and affordability/low-income measures for younger Canadians.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The politics of Old Age Security reform are shifting

If we are serious about building ‘the best economy in the G7,’ modernizing OAS is essential
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I think @kEiThZ will be particularly pleased.

While its only one columnist's piece, the article notes an increasing rumble in the media on the issue, and just a small suggestion that the Liberals may be open to something...... I'm not holding my breath....but some positive traction is a good, if belated first step.
 
adma said:
What are "stagnating living standards", anyway? And might the US per-capita stat be skewed by the obscenely filthy rich few? Canada isn't exactly a sexy living location for tech & investment zillionaires, after all--take away the top 1% from the US and Canada respectively, and there might be greater parity...
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In the almost 10 years since Trudeau was elected, the gap between the Canadian standard of living vs the United States has grown even larger, as you can see from the figures below. I wonder how many Canadians are aware of how far we have fallen behind the Americans. I suspect very few, thanks to "boiling frog syndrome". With Canada's abundance of natural resources and human capital, Canadians should be the richest people on earth, but we are falling further behind because our "leaders" are not serious people.

Using median GDP per capita figures so as not to be skewed by the wealthiest, we see that ten years ago, Canadians had parity with the Americans. In the ten years since Trudeau was elected, Canadians have lost close to $20,000 in income versus Americans:

2015: U.S. median GDP per capita ≈ $56,500, Canada ≈ $56,000
2024: U.S. median GDP per capita ≈ $83,700, Canada ≈ $61,500

All amounts USD

As we see from the median GDP figures, Canadian earnings have almost stood still over the last 10 years. This should be headline news, but our media is paid off to be stenographers for the government. Compounding the misery for Canadians, of course, is the fact that everything else has gone up in price, from housing, food, insurance, cars, everything!

Source: https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/usa/canada?sc=XE34
 
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