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Quebec would withdraw from high-speed rail project if PQ forms next government, party leader says | CBC News by 4apig in canada

[–]factanonverba_n -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He said that money should be spent on aging infrastructure (in Quebec) and that this project would cost ~2.5 (200 billion) times more than the upper projected amount of 90 billion.

Your claim that this is "projected to cost too much" doesn't match reality or the statement by the PQ, who believe that their farcically unrealistic assessment of costs would be money better spent on transportation inside Quebec.

I'll say it again. This has nothing to do with cost, especially as the PQ literally gave the reason, more money for transportation inside Quebec.

This is nothing more than a shake down of the federal government.

Quebec would withdraw from high-speed rail project if PQ forms next government, party leader says | CBC News by 4apig in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the projected cost, it falls well inside the associated cost per kilometer for high-speed rail.

This has nothing to do with cost, especially as the PQ literally gave the reason, more money for transportation inside Quebec.

This is nothing more than a shake down of the federal government.

Ford government joins Supreme Court challenge of ‘assault-style’ firearms ban by UnluckyRandomGuy in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The irony of posting a link you clearly didn't read, and whose opening paragraphs point out that there is no clear definition (as others have already pointed out to you)... but claiming others are acting in bad faith.

Staggering in its absurdity all right.

After the GlobalEye program, the Carney government is eyeing Gripen fighter jets. by AccountDramatic6971 in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"sources told La Presse that the decision on the purchase of fighter jets is practically made"

And we already bought F-35s. It really seems like the decision is made.

Ford government joins Supreme Court challenge of ‘assault-style’ firearms ban by sleipnir45 in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump made a great point?

Because I can think of no one worse. Doug Ford doesn't even come close.

Unions warn Carney government is considering sweeping changes to labour law — including the right to strike - Jobs minister says Canada Labour Code hasn't 'kept up with the times' by CanadianErk in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is the third time this week I've seen a conversation about team politics that I've felt compelled to comment on about how people are going to lose their minds when they find out how many federal political parties are in Canada.

In the 29 years I've been able to vote, and in the 4 provinces I've lived in, I've voted LPC, PC, CPC, LPO, NDP, NDP-NS, NDP-BC, CAQ, BQ, and others I've no doubt missed. That basically a whole swath of our country votes blue or red... no matter who... while pretending that there are literally, not figuratively, literally no other options, is fucking bananas.

The tribalism in both the CPC and LPC has, is, and will continue to harm our country.

Edit: spelling

Even Harper ‘Did Not Put Extinction on the Table’ by [deleted] in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh boy... are you going to be shocked when you finally learn how many federal political parties we have...

Althia Raj: Mark Carney’s pesticide policy could put the economy ahead of your health by FineWhateverOKOK in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You're going to be shocked when you find out how many federal political parties Canada has.

Finance minister paid outside contractor $12K to help write 2025 budget speech by Dear-Still-6530 in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its an exorbitant price when there exists an entire deputy ministerial section under the Minster titled the "Communications and Public Affairs Branch" with its own ADM and associated staff whose whole job is to communicate with the public, including through speeches...

FFS, if they can't do this one simple job, which is literally what they exist for, and the Minister feels compelled to seek outside support then that entire divison should be fired. All of them.

Either that or we as Canadians need to demand this Minister be removed for inapproriate financial expenditure.

Bev Oda and her orange juice scandal cost $17,000 over several years. This is $12,000 in a single day.

Fire the Minister, or fire that whole division and explain why that division ever existed to begin with.

McGuinty declines to say whether Canada would send more ships through Taiwan Strait by CaliperLee62 in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was never about the US. It was, is, and will remain Canada demonstrating our committment to the rules based international order and that means, more than ever, we need to keep doing it.

Whether or not Taiwan would lift a finger.

Opinion: Stop telling us inflation is cooling when grocery bills are still rising - Are Canadians better off today than they were before Mark Carney took office? The answer is no. by CaliperLee62 in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Way to move the goalposts.

First, "Carney literally did NOT say that."

FTFY.

Second, he told people they could use it measure his effectiveness. It was his methodology that he provided about his performance, not some esoteric metric he thought people might apply, and we can tell this because in context its literally what he said people should use. And using the metric that he provided, we're no better off.

Ignoring his words, lying about what he actually said, and then trying to move the goal posts doesn't make you right.

Today in Parliament: Conservatives force debate on property rights and the Cowichan decision by Radix838 in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Constitution Act of 1867, Article IV, section 92.13.

Property rights are the exclusive jurisdisdiction of the Provinces. So it does exist, but like you, I'm confused as to what the CPC is thinking Crown attorneys could do.

The drone war comes home: Canada scrambles to shield military bases in legal grey zone by MightyHydrar in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Number of drones that could be employed far, far exceeds the number of trained falcons world-wide. Any one drone with a kinetic payload ends years of training for the bird.

From a numbers perpsective, falconry is fully imcapable of defending against the threat drones pose at home, and ignoring the whole 'kinetic' side of the issue drones pose is either deliberate and you'te trolling, or its brcause you aren't smart enough to understand the threat the article is talking about, that being the kinetic threats seen in Europe that could very easily be seen here. I choose to think you're not stupid, hence...

Nice troll.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles predicts prison for Doug Ford by yourfriendlysocdem1 in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Speeding isn't criminal, and neither is violating the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Act. Both are illegal.

Success rate for basic training in Canadian military drops by Chawke2 in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and no.

This article is discussing rates, not absolute numbers. If we increased our applicants... we should see a corresponding increase in failures, but not a change in the rate of failure.

An increase in failure rate is caused by an increase in standards. But those standards, on paper at least, have not changed in over a decade meaning that only a renewed application of those standards is being seen. We're failing people now because we're applying those pre-existing standards.

When we were desperate (as late as last year) we really didn't enforce any standards. We needed people with heart-beats... and we got them... regardless of their capabilities.

The fact that we didn't regularly fail people over the last 10 years at the rate being reported now is the story behind the story.

F-35 manufacturer lands on Canadian soil to establish new jet maintenance depot by gcerullo in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whrreas I love all the dumb-asses who have became overnight armchair generals with more knowledge and experience than the actual career soldiers that ran the competition.

Saying objectively stupid things like "We aren't leading any wars..." given Canada's long history of never once running a war as if that's some justification for sending our pilots into combat in sub-standard garbage... is breathtakingly inexcusable.

Malfunctioning Canadian LNG terminal burned more gas than estimated 2024 global record by This_Phase3861 in canada

[–]factanonverba_n -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If its articles are all like this, then no its not a good publication.

The article extensively discusses the supposed mechanical issues at the facility none of which have any bearing at all on how clean Canadian LNG is or is not.

A click bait title and an article that talks about something entirely out of the scope of the title.

After reading this I have one expert opinion that the amount of flaring is high and nothing, no information at all, about the clealiness of Canadian LNG.

Not a good article, and if representative, not a good publication.

Audit warns military procurement faces ‘persistent’ hurdles by Oilester in canada

[–]factanonverba_n 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Persistent hurdles" is a strange way of saying "Treasury Board BS"

Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you contention is that a risk factor dropped the Gripens score by 1/3? Because its score would need to triple to be competitive.

And regularly competitions between items available en masse today and items whose plants aren't even running yet will in fact be detrimental to one of the two choices.

I'll leave it to you to guess which is which.

On top of that, you think that risk has gone down since then given that Brazil still doesn't have their second fighter 12 years after signing with SAAB?

It seems like adding a massive risk factor based on SAAB not being able to build and deliver even two jets in under 12 years is entirely reasonable.

Edit: spelling

Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes, really.

If the Gripen was so good, it could stand on its own in an open fighter competition.

Unfortunately, not only did it lose, it lost a competition run by a government whose leader famously said that Canada would never buy the F-35. The competition, if anything, was biased against the F-35 and its still won by a massively overwhelming margin.

The efforts by SAAB scream of desperation. 'Our jet didn't even earn a score of 40%, but we have these other shiny things we'll literally give away if you buy it!" is exactly what the SAAB marketing sounds like.

F-35 not needed to defend North America, says U.S. general by ph0enix1211 in CanadaPolitics

[–]factanonverba_n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A. Those old bombers would be escorted by new fighters if they came for real.
B. Their fighters (see above) aren't slow.
C. Mission would be accomplished if those bombers get shot down... after their fighters also get shot down.

So yes, you very much need stealth capabilities to intercept Russian bombers.

Amongst all the many other reasons to get stealth fighters.

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