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Canada doesn't buy Fighter Aircraft from Boeing
This is not an airliner news and normally shouldn't be mentioned here on "Airliner Watch". But it is strictly related to the airliner wars between Boeing and Bombardier, and makes the headline. (airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The USA provides Canada's defence for free. We don't need a cluster of leading edge junk to maintain till we need more expensive junk. We don't need EGO-JETS. Let's spend our money wisely on improved medical services for Canadians who NEED help. Used junk with a paint job is just fine.
Air Canada is buying the new 737 max? go figure
Contracts have been signed well before this dispute arose. Air Canada and WestJet are both private corporations with Boeing orders so it would be difficult at this point for the government to interfere at this point without violating a number of agreements. If NAFTA disappears, all bets are off the table.
I believe that the contract between Delta and Bombardier was also signed before Boeing convinced the US government to slap the 300% tax on the C series. It seems appropriate for Bombardier to demand that the Canadian government slap a similar tax on all US government subsidized Boeing aircraft involved in the sale to Air Canada and Westjet. Apparently huge subsidies to Boeing for its development of military aircraft supports its commercial aircraft development too. It is also one of biggest beneficiaries of state tax exemptions/subsidies in the entire USA.
The words “free and fair” only have real meaning in Utopia.
You misspellled Canada, and the world is not fair in case you haven't followed the American political media. The USA stole the Canadian Aerospace industry from Diefenbaker; paybacks are hell.
You want a redo of your post?
Also, you are correct in that C A N A D A needs a better medical service. That’s why wealthy Canadian’s come to the US. Socialized is great for a snotty nose. Not so good for the serious sh—!
Also, you are correct in that C A N A D A needs a better medical service. That’s why wealthy Canadian’s come to the US. Socialized is great for a snotty nose. Not so good for the serious sh—!
The Affordable Care Act. Neither Affordable nor does it provide any Care without a unbearable deductible.
If you do real, not politicized, research you will find that Canada provides some of the finest healthcare in the world. If the super rich can afford to jump the line by paying through the nose for a US doctor, why not let them? Saves the system money and helps the American economy.
If you do real, not politicized, research you will find that Canada provides some of the finest healthcare in the world. If the super rich can afford to jump the line by paying through the nose for a US doctor, why not let them? Saves the system money and helps the American economy.
I offer no defense of the ACA. It is a lame attempt to combine insurance with medical welfare and has been a disaster for everyone that pays for it. I retreat to my original remark that free and fair don’t really exist.
As far as Canada’s airplane purchases go —— good luck.
As far as Canada’s airplane purchases go —— good luck.
As someone who has practiced in both countries, you both have a degree of veracity. Canada does provide a lot of primary care...in the major cities. Once you need specialty care life becomes more difficult as they control costs by rationing access to sophisticated elective care creating waiting lists which are cost effective if, as Ramer suggests they jump the system and come to the USA where access is essentially instant. Even to get an MRI in Canada often requires approval from a Neurologist after a six month wait to get in and another three for the study. In Toronto the Veterinarians were using the CT scanner at night to help pay the bills.
If you die or undergo miraculous divine cure while waiting or if you abandon hope, the system saves money.
The other problem is the lack of subspecialists who like myself bail out to the USA, not for the money as they are almost the same, but for the ability to care for our patients in quality facilities in a timely fashion. A lot of good people remain but many are in very short supply. One of my old Army buddies was essentially killed by the province of Nova Scotia when his hematologist retired and none were available to look after his leukemia. Had he come down here, I could have had him seen and treatment started in 24 hours. This rationing is particularly felt by surgeons who cannot get more than an hour or two of OR. When I bailed a colleague who is a head and neck surgeon left with me; he had a two year waiting list.
If you die or undergo miraculous divine cure while waiting or if you abandon hope, the system saves money.
The other problem is the lack of subspecialists who like myself bail out to the USA, not for the money as they are almost the same, but for the ability to care for our patients in quality facilities in a timely fashion. A lot of good people remain but many are in very short supply. One of my old Army buddies was essentially killed by the province of Nova Scotia when his hematologist retired and none were available to look after his leukemia. Had he come down here, I could have had him seen and treatment started in 24 hours. This rationing is particularly felt by surgeons who cannot get more than an hour or two of OR. When I bailed a colleague who is a head and neck surgeon left with me; he had a two year waiting list.
Bombardiers CS series commercial jets would not have proceeded with taxpayer subsidies, forgiveable loans, and handouts. Boeing is right to challenge this.
So the utopia socialist Liberal won't buy new Boeing jets....so what. Canada should have bought F16's at the outset...