Recent content by kEiThZ

I really wonder how much real demand there is for they sub. Seems like everything there can be transloaded 40 km south.

Is there a placemat or summary of GO Expansion 2.0 anywhere with the individual projects or goals listed?

I think their assumptions are off. I don't think we'll see express trains unless a lot more intermediate stops are added. And I don't think we'll 40 min headways and 16 car trainsets. 8 car trains running every 20 mins is more likely.

Summerhill station is a 15 min subway ride from Union. And would probably result in a travel time from Montreal of less than 3 hrs. Not the end of the world, if that is swapped for Union.

I really wonder if a consideration here is running through till Pearson. So they may be looking at a path through the city that also facilitates that goal. I could see an argument to have a much quicker stop at Summerhill (under 3 hrs from Montreal Gare Centrale) that then continues on to...

Politics is downstream of culture. The culture that led to Orban and co being in power for that long hasn't gone a way. Both the EU and NATO are fundamentally flawed that they can't boot members that no longer share the same values.

We hope. I think the big question is what happens to NATO cohesion when the US waivers. Also, you have Russian plants like Hungary inside. Just look at what happened with Belgium recently with the confiscation of Russian assets. On topic, I mostly worry about what this means for our foreign...

The first procurement from the new Defence Investment Agency: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-ottawas-defence-investment-agency-completes-first-procurement-aims-to/

This. People don't really understand what's going on here. Russia could lose territory or even some assets and still win the war if they break NATO and the EU.

This is a tariff I look forward to. Nothing would turn rural Americans on this administration and the Republican Party faster.

100% this.

Few points. 1) Any attack isn't about taking territory. It's about breaking the alliance for good. What happens to NATO if the Americans and/or other members don't immediately support Article 5 and a strong response? 2) It's about sending a signal that no treaty or alliance can protect you...

If there is an event before 2028, I am not sure we will have that much contribute. But we will go all out with what we have. This speaks to a wider foreign policy problem in Canada. Canadians by and large think wars are something we don't do and only the US does. Well, what happens if the...

Our big test may be coming up...,

Maybe we should. That's a different discussion from saying we have nothing to offer Europe in the defence sector.