@mac73.bsky.social
Proud Canadian 🇨🇦Ashamed to be an Albertan
Will never vote Conservative
Retired tradesman and businessman
Spend my summers in Saskatchewan and my winters in Alberta
Will never vote Conservative
Retired tradesman and businessman
Spend my summers in Saskatchewan and my winters in Alberta
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Cost per hr:
Gripen - $5,800
F35 - $35,000.
Lets say 1000hrs per year per plane.
Gripen - $5,800,000
F35 - $35,000,000
72 planes
Gripen - $417,600,000
F35 - $2,520,000,000
Gripen savings - $2,102,400,000 per year.
That's $2.1 billion per year saved.
Gripen - $5,800
F35 - $35,000.
Lets say 1000hrs per year per plane.
Gripen - $5,800,000
F35 - $35,000,000
72 planes
Gripen - $417,600,000
F35 - $2,520,000,000
Gripen savings - $2,102,400,000 per year.
That's $2.1 billion per year saved.
There is far more to this than jobs.
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Saab offering 10,000 jobs, Joly says, as Canada's F-35 review drags on | CBC News
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly pitted two giant defence companies against one another on Tuesday for the future of Canada's fighter fleet, saying the $27-billion contract to buy 88 U.S.-made F-35 jets...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Cost per hr:
Gripen - $5,800
F35 - $35,000.
Lets say 1000hrs per year per plane.
Gripen - $5,800,000
F35 - $35,000,000
72 planes
Gripen - $417,600,000
F35 - $2,520,000,000
Gripen savings - $2,102,400,000 per year.
That's $2.1 billion per year saved.
Gripen - $5,800
F35 - $35,000.
Lets say 1000hrs per year per plane.
Gripen - $5,800,000
F35 - $35,000,000
72 planes
Gripen - $417,600,000
F35 - $2,520,000,000
Gripen savings - $2,102,400,000 per year.
That's $2.1 billion per year saved.
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This Canadian wants to trade with any country that respects us and our sovereignty, rule of law and human rights standards. I feel that anyone who still respects the US and what it’s government is doing is on the wrong side of history. Hard to criticize other governments compared to them? TNSF 🇨🇦🇨🇦
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This Canadian wants to trade with any country that respects us and our sovereignty, rule of law and human rights standards. I feel that anyone who still respects the US and what it’s government is doing is on the wrong side of history. Hard to criticize other governments compared to them? TNSF 🇨🇦🇨🇦
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“I believe that the ones that cave under a pressure from a so-called friend, that would actually cause true harm, then that part will also then show quite great weakness, and that weakness will be taken advantage of,” Busch said.
This is a great interview!
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Saab can match American-made F-35s to fulfil Canadian needs: Swedish deputy prime minister
Sweden’s deputy prime minister says Saab is prepared to fill any gap in Canada’s capability needs if the federal government decides to deviate from its American Lockheed Martin deal and purchase fight...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“I believe that the ones that cave under a pressure from a so-called friend, that would actually cause true harm, then that part will also then show quite great weakness, and that weakness will be taken advantage of,” Busch said.
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Did anyone else watch this on CPAC?
Everyone involved was genuinely happy.
Canada and Sweden are clearly a good match.
The joint statement highlights so many areas of cooperation etc.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Everyone involved was genuinely happy.
Canada and Sweden are clearly a good match.
The joint statement highlights so many areas of cooperation etc.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Did anyone else watch this on CPAC?
Everyone involved was genuinely happy.
Canada and Sweden are clearly a good match.
The joint statement highlights so many areas of cooperation etc.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
Everyone involved was genuinely happy.
Canada and Sweden are clearly a good match.
The joint statement highlights so many areas of cooperation etc.
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...
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Indeed, the gutting of our healthcare system began with a policy document by 'health policy expert' #DanielleSmith, and the long-term damage she's caused is a daily source of worry. #ABleg #ABpoli
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Indeed, the gutting of our healthcare system began with a policy document by 'health policy expert' #DanielleSmith, and the long-term damage she's caused is a daily source of worry. #ABleg #ABpoli
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If my taxes are only paying idiots like him and not to support the greater good of the people, what the hell am I paying my taxes for?
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If my taxes are only paying idiots like him and not to support the greater good of the people, what the hell am I paying my taxes for?
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What frightens me is the far right rhetoric of people like Jimani. The ones who go around trying to create anger in young people.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What frightens me is the far right rhetoric of people like Jimani. The ones who go around trying to create anger in young people.
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So I assume this means he will not be taking a pension once he leaves office? Just go out and pull himself up by his bootstraps in the private sector?
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
So I assume this means he will not be taking a pension once he leaves office? Just go out and pull himself up by his bootstraps in the private sector?
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What happened to it takes a village to raise a child??
"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."
Mahatma Gandhi
"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."
Mahatma Gandhi
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What happened to it takes a village to raise a child??
"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."
Mahatma Gandhi
"There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed."
Mahatma Gandhi
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Well isn’t he a bucket of empathy.
I can agree that it should frighten us that families can’t afford to feed their families but nothing else.
What he is saying is a that assistance to the public from any level of government shouldn’t happen but assistance such as corporate welfare is a good thing!
I can agree that it should frighten us that families can’t afford to feed their families but nothing else.
What he is saying is a that assistance to the public from any level of government shouldn’t happen but assistance such as corporate welfare is a good thing!
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Well isn’t he a bucket of empathy.
I can agree that it should frighten us that families can’t afford to feed their families but nothing else.
What he is saying is a that assistance to the public from any level of government shouldn’t happen but assistance such as corporate welfare is a good thing!
I can agree that it should frighten us that families can’t afford to feed their families but nothing else.
What he is saying is a that assistance to the public from any level of government shouldn’t happen but assistance such as corporate welfare is a good thing!
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Kids in school being hungry is nothing new We use to just let them be hungry The only thing new is government deciding that no child should be hungry and starting a school meal program. It's called having empathy for your fellow people
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Kids in school being hungry is nothing new We use to just let them be hungry The only thing new is government deciding that no child should be hungry and starting a school meal program. It's called having empathy for your fellow people
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Right, but the Cons yell "Oh the deficit is too high!" Canadians believe them but they NEVER pay down the deficit! That's their problem. They lie.They attack our Charter Rights, and they don't believe in helping Canadians. They do believe in helping themselves and their Corp buddies though. #History
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Right, but the Cons yell "Oh the deficit is too high!" Canadians believe them but they NEVER pay down the deficit! That's their problem. They lie.They attack our Charter Rights, and they don't believe in helping Canadians. They do believe in helping themselves and their Corp buddies though. #History
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It is actually, or should be the government’s place to feed starving children. Not to give handouts to big corporations on the promise of jobs created. Businesses theoretically used to stand on their “own two feet” as well. I wish the cons would stop wishing us back to a theoretical 1950s utopia.
November 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It is actually, or should be the government’s place to feed starving children. Not to give handouts to big corporations on the promise of jobs created. Businesses theoretically used to stand on their “own two feet” as well. I wish the cons would stop wishing us back to a theoretical 1950s utopia.
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is he shaming people for not being able to afford lunches for their children? does he not know that many parents will go hungry FOR their kids? he does know that ceo's would rather not pay their workers a living wage so they can make sky-high profits.
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
is he shaming people for not being able to afford lunches for their children? does he not know that many parents will go hungry FOR their kids? he does know that ceo's would rather not pay their workers a living wage so they can make sky-high profits.
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it's the mouthbreathers agreeing with him in the background that scare me. this cruel jackass is just one idiot, but other idiots are vulnerable to his shit ideas
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
it's the mouthbreathers agreeing with him in the background that scare me. this cruel jackass is just one idiot, but other idiots are vulnerable to his shit ideas
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Conservatives have the selfish, uncaring attitude "I got mine, and I don't care if you get yours."
They don't care about their fellow citizens, the common good, or how govt providing nutritious food to kids benefits 🇨🇦 by their ability to learn and grow up strong & healthy to be productive citizens.
They don't care about their fellow citizens, the common good, or how govt providing nutritious food to kids benefits 🇨🇦 by their ability to learn and grow up strong & healthy to be productive citizens.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Conservatives have the selfish, uncaring attitude "I got mine, and I don't care if you get yours."
They don't care about their fellow citizens, the common good, or how govt providing nutritious food to kids benefits 🇨🇦 by their ability to learn and grow up strong & healthy to be productive citizens.
They don't care about their fellow citizens, the common good, or how govt providing nutritious food to kids benefits 🇨🇦 by their ability to learn and grow up strong & healthy to be productive citizens.
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So his solution is take away their food, let them starve... How about making sure they can earn enough to feed their kids with actual livable wages, as well as enough affordable homes so they don't have to spend their food money on rent.
Classic right-wing logic, punish instead of trying to fix.
Classic right-wing logic, punish instead of trying to fix.
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So his solution is take away their food, let them starve... How about making sure they can earn enough to feed their kids with actual livable wages, as well as enough affordable homes so they don't have to spend their food money on rent.
Classic right-wing logic, punish instead of trying to fix.
Classic right-wing logic, punish instead of trying to fix.
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Dean Blundell🇨🇦 @deanblundell.bsky.social #cdnpoli
"JD Vance's Canadian couch-humping buddy wants to starve Canadian kids to teach their parents a lesson."
"JD Vance's Canadian couch-humping buddy wants to starve Canadian kids to teach their parents a lesson."
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Dean Blundell🇨🇦 @deanblundell.bsky.social #cdnpoli
"JD Vance's Canadian couch-humping buddy wants to starve Canadian kids to teach their parents a lesson."
"JD Vance's Canadian couch-humping buddy wants to starve Canadian kids to teach their parents a lesson."
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Apparently Trump is now calling for the release of the Epstein files, which of course means that they have finished deleting all the evidence that he was complicit.
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Apparently Trump is now calling for the release of the Epstein files, which of course means that they have finished deleting all the evidence that he was complicit.
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That’s the real Canada: forged in hardship, held together by cooperation, believing always in what could be better — not just for themselves, but for the next generation.
This is my Canada, this is our Canada
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This is my Canada, this is our Canada
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November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
That’s the real Canada: forged in hardship, held together by cooperation, believing always in what could be better — not just for themselves, but for the next generation.
This is my Canada, this is our Canada
🍁
This is my Canada, this is our Canada
🍁
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Ordinary folks, doing extraordinary things. Communities working together, building bridges (literally and figuratively), and holding fast even when things broke around them.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ordinary folks, doing extraordinary things. Communities working together, building bridges (literally and figuratively), and holding fast even when things broke around them.
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The victory was more than military; it became a symbol — a kind of coming-of-age story for a nation.
Through all this — through railway ties, rebellion, and war — Canada was being shaped not just by grand ideas, but by people’s everyday grit.
Through all this — through railway ties, rebellion, and war — Canada was being shaped not just by grand ideas, but by people’s everyday grit.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The victory was more than military; it became a symbol — a kind of coming-of-age story for a nation.
Through all this — through railway ties, rebellion, and war — Canada was being shaped not just by grand ideas, but by people’s everyday grit.
Through all this — through railway ties, rebellion, and war — Canada was being shaped not just by grand ideas, but by people’s everyday grit.
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Fast forward to 1917, and at Vimy Ridge during the First World War — four divisions of the Canadian Corps, soldiers drawn from all corners of the country, fought side by side.
That was the first time Canada really came together as one force on a global stage.
That was the first time Canada really came together as one force on a global stage.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fast forward to 1917, and at Vimy Ridge during the First World War — four divisions of the Canadian Corps, soldiers drawn from all corners of the country, fought side by side.
That was the first time Canada really came together as one force on a global stage.
That was the first time Canada really came together as one force on a global stage.
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Yet even in conflict, something powerful emerged: a test of the young nation’s soul. The leaders of Canada were forced to grapple with justice, identity, and what it truly meant to build a country.
The decisions made then echoed far beyond the battlefield.
The decisions made then echoed far beyond the battlefield.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yet even in conflict, something powerful emerged: a test of the young nation’s soul. The leaders of Canada were forced to grapple with justice, identity, and what it truly meant to build a country.
The decisions made then echoed far beyond the battlefield.
The decisions made then echoed far beyond the battlefield.
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The North‑West Rebellion erupted as Métis and Indigenous people, under leaders like Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont, stood up for their land and their rights. It was a fierce confrontation, and the cost was high.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The North‑West Rebellion erupted as Métis and Indigenous people, under leaders like Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont, stood up for their land and their rights. It was a fierce confrontation, and the cost was high.