I’m told, the USG has made it clear that if the CDN gov reneges on the contract signed by the Trudeau gov in Jan 2023 to purchase 88 x F35A’s in 4 batches, in order to buy a number of Gripen E’s, then 3 things will happen quickly.
1. LM with the full backing of the USG will launch a lawsuit to recover lost funds. When the Chrétien gov did the same thing with EH101 purchase, the CDN gov paid AgustaWestland nearly $1 billion in compensation.
2. CDN based businesses that exist solely to provide various components for the 3 variants of the F35 will have their future parts orders cut by 50%. This will cost them roughly $1.5 billion in revenue.
3. The USG will notify Saab & the Gov of Canada, that they will veto the export permit for the GE F414 engine, making any sale of the Gripen E to Canada impossible.
The Biden admin, threatened this when the sale of the Gripen E to Columbia was announced, the Trump admin followed through with the threat & formally vetoed the use of the engine, which killed the deal.
When the Columbia challenge occurred Saab engineers looked at the cost of using a Rolls Royce engine & concluded it would add $3-5 million USD to the flyaway cost to each Gripen E & add 5-8 years to the delivery timeframe while the airframe was modified & new testing & certification was completed.
Last point, the RCAF has made clear their position, 1 fighter jet & the best option is the F35A, why exactly should short term politics play a roll in a $20 billion dollar purchase that will not be finalized until long after Trump is not just out of office but likely deceased.
Perhaps they should just honour the contract they signed just 3 years ago & as recommended by the very people who risk their lives using the aircraft, no?
It's truly Canada's loss that this man is not our Prime Minister right now.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you, @PierrePoilievre, for all that you do.
Strong statement in @OurCommons by @CPC_HQ Leader @PierrePoilievre condemning antisemitism and "sicko" tearing down posters of the autistic missing Jewish child.
"We obviously have to take action to protect our Jewish community from this growing scourge of violence and hatred"
So let me get this straight.
Doug Ford is hounded to trying to buy a plane and incurring $200K in costs for returning.
Mark Carney buys 6 jets at $115 million each and spends $200k on catering for three flights and it is all good?
This woman is slithering around Toronto, tearing down missing person posters for Esti, a 14-year-old autistic girl.
Esti has been missing for nearly two weeks, and this sick individual is out here making it harder to find her. It doesn't matter if this person is targeting her because she’s Jewish or if she’s just a miserable individual, ripping down a poster for a missing child is pure evil.
What kind of failed parents produces a monster like this?
Look at her face. Look closely and help us identify this creature.
While we hunt for her, keep your eyes peeled for Esti (third photo). If you actually want to physically help, get down to 345 Wilson Avenue and volunteer with Shomrim. They’ve been working day and night while people like this woman try to sabotage them.
Help us find Esti and help us find the monster trying to keep her lost.
The first two photos are of the deplorable hate filled woman, and the missing poster is of Esti.
Toronto's housing situation is a calamity. Which makes this relevant:
1. Despite a $120,000 family income, @oliviachow lived in the publicly-subsidized Hazelburn co-op in Toronto and paid $800 a month for a three bedroom + den unit.
2. According to the co-op, she should have been paying hundreds more.
3. Thousands of people were on the waiting lists for the kinds of units Chow occupied. She moved out shortly after getting caught by the media.
4. All of that is verifiably true. And it is considered so damaging, Chow's campaign has done secret focus group research on what to say about it.
5. That's who Chow is.
#topoli
This is absolutely ridiculous.
All of it, not just the addition of a “drug toxicity” acknowledgment to the existing land and African ancestral acknowledgements.
The City of Toronto is not functioning well, basic services are a disaster, and this is what they are focussed on.
People are surprised that I don't support Alberta independence.
I live in Ontario.
I support the expression of anger and frustration. But I don't support the proposed solution.
Last August, I was invited to keynote (no honorarium) at a major event organized by Polytechnique Montréal—you know, the campus that no longer allows meat to be sold.
I received a note yesterday saying they’ve pivoted and will invite someone else to speak.
Here's the deal. Unless you’re left-of-centre or aligned with the Liberals, you risk being sidelined on university campuses in Canada. Full stop.
That’s the reality—and Canadians should know it.