@Kurt_Steiner And what happens when they stop ships transiting Snell and Eisenhower locks? Or the Soo locks in the St Mary's river, through which all our grain from Thunder Bay transits to to get further east?
@ClintonDesveaux This is a lose-lose situation. You have to sail through 2 American locks in the St Lawrence (Eisenhower and Snell locks). Also, the Americans own the Soo locks in the St Mary's river, where all our grain from Thunder Bay to Quebec transits via the lakes as well as iron ore.
@jasminlaine I can relate with the higher taxes. It's makes taking up overtime shifts not worth it. A friend of mine used to be a Toronto Paramedic. Tough job. Long hours. If he ever did extra hours it ended up not being worth it. So much effort to end up not getting to keep what you earn.
@RealRonChhinzer 100% feel this post. However I think that there are way more people who think this way than not. In that sense, we are the silent majority.
@tv6tnt I didn't hear her mention anything about "more competition is needed".
But indeed, competition would benefit the customer for sure. Perhaps she said it in a follow-up?
@BlendrNews ...credentials. in a matter of just 2 short years, the Marine industry I canada has changed completely. Young, ambitious candian officers who graduated from our marine schools are being overlooked in favour of foreigners.
@BlendrNews You should also look into how Canadian seafarers (navigation officers and eng officers) are being overlooked in favour of hiring foreign sailors (especially Ukrainians), and other nationalities. A plethora of reciprocal agreements were signed to recognize foreign sailor....