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They do not make up “the majority” of inflation. If that were the case inflation wouldn’t be worldwide problem that it is, it would just be a Canadian problem and even than only in major immigration centres like major cities. Immigration may LOCALLY CONTRIBUTE to upward inflationary pressures on real estate but that is not the primary cause of inflation driving up consumer prices across THE ENTIRE WORLD

Its diffused so its impact on the end user is minimal - for example the fuel cost to manufacture and ship a product is minimal compared to the costs of raw materials, labour, machinery, advertising, packaging, real estate, etc. In addition the cost is offset by rebates paid to taxpayers every 3 months. No you’re not paying attention and don’t understand how Canadian government works. False. Repeating your original lie doesn’t make it true.

So now Trudeau is responsible for Amazon. ?Or something

Importers of FINISHED GOODS. We are exporters of the raw materials those goods are made from. Because that’s what colones do and economically speaking we’re still a colony who minds its place.

That’s not Trudeau’s doing in fact if tou know your history you’ll recall that the West hates Trudeau the name precisely because Pierre Trudeau tried to have a “made in Canada” oil strategy It’s a global oil market and the global oil industry owns Alberta’s oil and therefore it owns Albertans. Why else would they be so obsessed with building a pipeline to US refineries on the Gulf of Mexico instead of developing our own oil refining capabilities. Some “energy superpower”! The oil supper power that can’t even refine its own oil, it just exports the relatively cheap crude at buyer’s demand then buys back the more expensive fuel. That’s the colonial Canadian mindset I’m talking about. If the tarsands were in any other country that country would be an oil superpower. But we Canadian colonials, we’re re like the peasants in India picking Tea for the British East India Company - and handful of Indian plantation overseers are richly rewarded as long as they keep the tea leaves flowing but they make nothing compared to their imperial paymasters who keep most of the profits for themselves

Yeah and I would have won the Super Bowl by a much bigger margin, if only they had let me coach the team instead. JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. Cheap mortgages and working from home did more to drive inflation than any immigration statistics. And there’s little evidence that PP “would have” done anything materially different re: covid especially given the labour shortages…other than his Monday morning armchair QB statements he gives while trying to make you forget he wears glasses and has never had a real job himself. He probably WOULD HAVE axed the carbon tax and sold more natural gas as the conservative party is basically owned by the fossil fuel industry and half are climate deniers. But I don’t see that as a good thing amd I think the overall negative economic impact which also includes rebates paid directly to taxpayers has been minimal to negligible. Once again inflation is a worldwide phenomenon caused by global events not a made-in -canada situation.

So which is it, Trudeau gave everyone money causing inflation or he took everyones money destroying the middle class? Both can’t be true. You’re mixing up your memes What is true is that WORLDWIDE the rich profited from the massive stock market rebound, as they always profit in every situation unfortunately

False Actually provincial and municipal health authorities did that. You understand that right? Also false

No he doesn’t, and no those 3 things don’t make up the vast majority of inflation Once Again, inflation has been a worldwide phenomenon post-pandemic and post-Ukraine invasion. There are many factors that contribute to it most of which are market events beyond government control. And inflation is already easing. And while it’s easy for Monday morning quarterbacks like Pollievre to claim they would have magically solved all of our country’s problems if only they were PM there’s no evidence to suggest that they would have done anything materially different given the broad consensus among political and economic leaders at the time.

Not at all. You haven’t provided any evidence that world events affecting every advanced economy would have somehow bypassed Canada if only JT hadn’t been the PM.

The “ Canadian Productivity gap” isn’t Trudeau’s making either. Its not like it was any different when Harper was PM. It’s a problem as old as Canada itself and is probably a structural issue given our small economy and the colonial mentality of of our business community which is dominated by non-innovative industries like natural resources, foreign-owned subsidiaries and branch plants, monopolies like the big banks. Germany actually has a poor growth forecast now, the only major economy not expected to grown this year and already in recession. American businesses leaders dream of developing new products and services that customers have never seen before that change the way people around the live and work But Canadian business leaders only “dream” (if you can call it dreaming) of selling tried and true products that they know customers already demand and succeeding through proven techniques, “efficiency” and “focusing on the fundamentals”. In other words American business leaders aspire to be a Steve Jobs/ Bill Gates/ Elon Musk/Thomas Edison type of visionary whereas Canadian business leaders are unimaginative, glorified McDonalds managers. That’s the perennial Canadian economic problem The PM doesn’t control the economy yet the right and the business community always trot out the same tired arguments whenever they want to bust unions, push down wages and cut taxes for the wealthy.

But it sounds like you’re suggesting that a different leader could have obtained different results, yet we don’t see any example of that. Please show us the person who stood in the rain and didn’t get wet.

Trump has bey for sure. Maybe amend this to say “no Canadian politician”

Show me the developed country where there was no inflation or interest rate increases please. Oh you can’t? Then maybe Trudeau isn’t to blame for economic events after all ?

Trudeau doesn’t set interest rates or control the global economy

It will be interesting to see what NATO allies do. If NATO sticks with 5.56 it would be weird if Canada simply copied USA.

I can’t find anything to suggest something like that is in store for Canada unfortunately. There seems to be scant information on the web and much of it isn’t very recent.

Is that just the tech and devices at this point though? I don’t see any direct reference to a new vest being chosen, much less delivered

Sounds like the same one. The most recent article I could find was 3yrs old and said replacement bids were expected soon but since the trail goes cold I expect it never happened. Now I see that load carriage is planned for 2023-2025 https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/dnd-mdn/army/lineofsight/articleimages/2023/02/Soldier_System_Graphic_Black_Background_EN_Feb 2023.pdf

Taking back the night for tactical advantage Aug 15, 2023 | News, Procurement by Ken Pole In its June 2017 defence policy, the federal government used the word “vision” a lot but mostly in a generic contemplative way. However, tucked away on page 36 was a commitment to recapitalizing an outstanding requirement for new “soldier night vision systems.” It remains a work in progress. The Directorate of Land Requirements (DLR) had identified the need long before the policy paper was released. Now, after years of research and experimentation, a request for proposals could be issued to industry later this year. “But I temper that by saying that there are a lot of factors involved that are outside of DLR’s influence,” cautioned Captain Marcel Campbell, a member of the Night Vision System Modernization (NVSM) project team, a program that is also addressing Royal Canadian Navy night vision requirements. The Army calls the overall effort “a multi-phase hybrid project.” Phase 1 is a hand-held long-range laser range finder. Phase 2 includes the night vision goggles, laser aiming devices and hand-held medium range thermal imagers. Phase 3, involving augmented reality and thermal fusion, is further down the road. Given the length of the project, is there a risk that technology advances will outpace the written requirements? “We have established the high-level mandatory requirements based on outperforming an adversary,” Campbell replied, which will in part determine how far out the Army needs to see at night. That in turn will inform the statement of requirements and “give us the flexibility to increase our performance requirements as we approach industry for proposals.” There’s no gainsaying the importance of night vision technology, which has contributed to various Army operations since the turn of the century, most notably the 2001-2014 mission in Afghanistan. Since then, in a bid to better understand how the technology has evolved, the Army project team has worked with the infantry battalions of 2 and 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Groups in Petawawa and Valcartier, respectively. This “tech watch” included trials of various manufacturers’ products in collaboration with Defence R&D Canada (DRDC). The Army’s most common night vision device is the monocular L3 Harris AN-PVS-14, last upgraded 15 years ago. For now, however, the project team isn’t about to scrap what remains an “excellent” product despite its age. One option is to replace the image intensifier tube, which amplifies low light level images to where they can be seen by the naked eye. This would bring the AN-PVS-14 up to today’s standards in terms of performance. Campbell confirmed that “we’re also looking into a binocular night vision device.” The binocular helmet-mounted unit offers better depth perception at close range, but “it’s a question of who specifically needs that more expensive binocular solution – it can be twice the price.” A soldier with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, instructs Ukrainian recruits on the operation of the PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular, during Operation Unifier in the United Kingdom in January 2023. Photo: Cpl Eric Greico Field of view is a critical consideration in whatever the Army procures. “The standard is still 40 degrees, but there are some binocular solutions with a slightly wider field,” said Campbell. “However, you’re sacrificing image clarity. By offsetting the two tubes to get that wider field of view, you get a slightly blurrier picture. There are other solutions with four tubes that give you really good peripheral vision, but it’s too costly and not worthwhile for the Army to consider.” The added weight of four tubes “isn’t worth the added advantage for what we do,” he noted. DRDC, which has been deeply involved in the Army’s program, is tapping individual regiments for the advice of experienced personnel on how to proceed, notably about the mono-versus-binocular debate, which Campbell said has been “trialed in relatively realistic scenarios.” Weight, too, is a concern. Adding more features to a system often means added weight, the last thing soldiers want, even if it’s a minimal increase. “The newer binocular night vision devices do have more weight than the AN-PVS-14, but the added weight is worth the increased capability,” Campbell observed. He said there are ways to handle increased weight, including counterweights to balance the load. It may seem counterintuitive, but research has suggested that counterweights can reduce torque on a soldier’s neck by reducing the overall burden of the device. Another critical component of soldier night vision is the ability to see at long ranges. The Army is looking at two solutions for this requirement. While both systems are built around thermal imagers, they incorporate two different technologies. “One is a cooled device for long range. It’s a little bigger, heavier and requires more power,” Campbell explained. The medium-range uncooled device uses a different thermal channel, “so although it’s lighter, it doesn’t reach out as far” and uses different IR wavelengths. To advance the project to where it is today, Campbell and previous project directors have kept tabs on allies’ night vision options. “We do look at what they have, and we are actually procuring relatively in line with what they’re doing,” he said. “In terms of hand-held thermal imagers, there aren’t too many manufacturers that can produce what we need, and so they sell fairly broadly throughout NATO.” https://canadianarmytoday.com/taking-back-the-night-for-tactical-advantage/

No Air Transat? ?

RCAF aircraft, CAF personnel respond to wildfires in NWT as state of emergency declared By Dayna Fedy-MacDonald | August 17, 2023 Estimated reading time 6 minutes, 41 seconds. Canadian Armed Forces soldiers from 2e Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, arriving in Yellowknife via a CC-150 Polaris aircraft to respond to wildfires in the Northwest Territories on Aug. 14, 2023. MCpl Alana Morin/CAF Photo As wildfires continue to burn out of control in the Northwest Territories (NWT) of Canada, Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Shane Thompson declared a Territorial State of Emergency on Aug. 15 to allow the government “to acquire and deploy the necessary resources” to manage the fires and protect residents. Some of those resources include Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircraft, as well as Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel, who began collaborating with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) on Aug. 13 to determine how best to assist with response efforts. WO Jason Lapierre directs the off-loading of cargo from a CC-130J Hercules aircraft at Yellowknife Airport on Aug. 14, 2023. MCpl Alana Morin/CAF Photo The government requested assistance from the CAF for a period of two weeks, beginning on Aug. 15, which may be extended if necessary. The request was approved by Canada’s new defence minister Bill Blair. As of the morning of Aug. 17, there were 236 active fires across the NWT, with a total of 268 fires this year. Those wildfires have been responsible for burning 2.1 million hectares year to date. “We find ourselves in a crisis situation, and our government is using every tool available to assist,” said Thompson in a press release. Capt Liz Campbell of 440 Transport Squadron unloads cargo off a CH-146 Griffon helicopter at Yellowknife Airport. MCpl Alana Morin/CAF Photo In an email to Skies, a Department of National Defence (DND) spokesperson said roughly 120 CAF personnel arrived in Yellowknife from 2nd Canadian Division on the evening of Aug. 14, ready to assist with wildfire management efforts. About 100 of those members are working under the direction of GNWT Wildfire Management to aid in Type III firefighting roles on the ground, such as fire turnover, mop up, and hotspot dowsing. The remainder “will work either in a planning and coordination function with Territorial officials, or supporting efforts of their personnel,” the DND spokesperson said. A CH-146 Griffon landing at the Yellowknife Airport on Aug. 14, 2023. MCpl Alana Morin/CAF Photo Additionally, five RCAF aircraft — both fixed- and rotary-wing — are supporting mobility and logistical tasks, as well as emergency evacuations. Four of the aircraft are based in Yellowknife, including a CC-130J Hercules, CC-138 Twin Otter, and two CH-146 Griffon helicopters. An additional Griffon based in Edmonton is on 12 hours’ notice to move. Two additional CC-130H Hercules aircraft were used to airlift a total of 100 residents from Hay River and Fort Smith, NWT, to Fort McMurray, Alberta, on the morning of Aug. 14. Those regions have been declared “at risk” by the GNWT due to wildfires burning in the South Slave region. On Aug. 14, an RCAF CC-130H Hercules aircraft airlifted residents of Fort Smith, NWT, to Fort McMurray, Alberta, while also supporting the evacuation of Hay River, NWT. CAF Photo “Yellowknife is also at an increased risk due to a wildfire approaching from the west,” the government said. “Wildfire situations in the South Slave and North Slave regions are rapidly evolving, and the needs on the ground are changing quickly.” Over the last few days, CAF members have been constructing firebreaks in the Yellowknife and Dettah areas to slow or stop the spread of surrounding wildfires. CAF soldiers from 2e Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, and 5 Combat Engineer Regiment head to the forest behind Parker Recreation Field in Yellowknife to work on a firebreak on Aug. 16, 2023. MCpl Alana Morin/CAF Photo “As the situation develops, we will scale and adjust as necessary to provide the best support to the NWT,” DND said. View the current wildfire situation across Canada here. https://skiesmag.com/news/rcaf-aircraft-caf-personnel-respond-wildfires-nwt-state-emergency-declared/?utm_source=skies-daily-news-top-story&utm_campaign=skies-daily-news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=top-story&utm_content=V1

So at this point what are the options? Cancel the project, eat the sunk costs to date, then start a new $100Bn decades-long Halifax class replacement boondoggle from scratch? I have a feeling that no matter how much of an absolute sh1tshow this project is, we have to stay the course at this point. Unless we can buy decent off the shelf or second hand warships that are fully modern (or can be quickly and easily easily fully modernized) amd are ready to go.

Says the high school dropout Kovid Konspiracy Kook and Putin-admirer who believes holding fringe beliefs and any ridiculous far-fetched conspiracy his cult leaders tell him to while rejecting commonly accepted knowledge makes him look “smurt” Tell me again about how the 2020 election was as stolen and that the Ukraine invasion was justified because Zelensky the Jewish Nazi had secretly invented brand new bioweapons. You fit Altemeyer‘s description perfectly. At least Homer had his GED

LOL Umm you mean Trump’s 63 failed and amateurish lawsuits to steal the 2020 election that got him laughed out of every court in the country! and are now the basis for some of these 119 charges?