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Funny how often they start out almost trying to appeal to reason, and then get progressively unhinged as they whip themselves into a lather...

I lived in Digby County in the 80s and early 90s. As the service was winding down, my elementary school arranged for us to do a field trip to Halifax on one of the last runs. I still think that's probably where my love of travel by train came from.

Worst in 50 years and you don't include Reagan? Arguably laid the foundation for everything that's happening now.

They're an embarrassment in their current state. These places are at the heart of downtown with a ton of locals AND visitors passing through daily. It's a really bad first impression to leave. Any place that's meant primarily for pedestrians should have some sort of regular cleaning schedule.

We really need a dedicated civics course as part of the standard secondary school curriculum. And I will once again get up on my soap box over needing more emphasis on liberal arts courses in general.

Thanks for the heads up. Ticket acquired.

...and knowledge of history so we are unable to properly contextualize current events and political decisions? (I say this as someone who works in a STEM job)

Is this where I rant about how half the reason the world is the way it is right now is because we've spent the last 60 years turning the education system into a job and GDP factory that overemphasizes STEM to the detriment of liberal arts, and thus has eroded our critical thinking abilities...

I realize that ferries are expensive, and we're in a budget crunch, but it's almost like they should plan to have more than the bare minimum for things like maintenance and attrition...

The suspended monorail. Worth making the distinction. Gondolas have their uses, but are far more niche.

It's not a one size fits all solution, but there are definitely situations with our geography and built environment where they make sense. They could be a piece of the puzzle.

Eh, I think there are enough functional examples at this point to say they're more than a gadgetbahn, and they can move as many people as many other light rail/street car systems.

Can I interest in Suspended Monorail, perhaps.... Yes, I'm serious... But that said, there are creative solutions for conventional rail in tight spaces, too. Short tunnels, elevated, corkscrews etc.

Long term thinking/planning would also include dedicated transit/rail (even if just "built for and not with" because even optimistically we're talking decades out).

FWIW, it is possible to reintroduce tolls without the booths via license plate scanning. It requires less infrastructure, no gating, and was the long term plan to replace the macpass and booths anyway. The only real hurdle is political will.

If all else fails, there's a chance it's repairable (if it's worth the time and effort to find someone to do it). Older appliances tended to be more repair friendly, and there's a growing hobbyist repair movement, repair cafes etc. Not sure what's available locally, though.

Australian Country of Origin labeling example that uses a bar graph to show domestic content with a text explanation.

CBC's Marketplace did a segment on "maple washing" a little while ago. (youtu.be/c-q1Fdf8Cn0?...) In it they took a look at the system Australia uses to identify country of origin, and it's so much better.

How many are even actually human these days.

I think a lot of that is just being incredibly insular. How many have spent time living/commuting outside of english North America? They stick to the familiar, and don't look beyond it.

Chiba Urban Monorail tracks

View from inside the Chiba Urban Monorail.

And much better at handling hills than other types of rail... Love these things. Sincerely think it's worth investigating here for cost/geographical/low impact reasons. Also, I willl always take an excuse to post these photos...

...That means what, exactly?

Again, please take some time to actually inform yourself on what's happening and why... You don't know as much as you think you do.

We currently have 30 F-35s and will continue to acquire until the government decides to stop. We have also invested hundreds of millions and several years in infrastructure and training to support the F-35. And governing parties are to blame. The core problems go back decades.

We do not design or build fighters and haven't for decades. You don't just start overnight. The only reason it's even a consideration with the Gripen is because Saab is desperate to make a deal, and it won't be full ground up production for years.

They've committed more funding and said they'd buy more equipment, yep. But it's not a car dealership, they don't just go down and pick them up off the lot... See the bit about selection, and production queues etc, and tell me how many have received everything they said they were going to buy...

Go back and read my entire reply. Can't just snap your fingers and make things appear. Same goes for the Europeans, Americans and so on. I'm talking purely about the procurement process and what goes into it. Our biggest problem isn't with how, but when and always to the minimum requirements.

Also, I propose sending them to a city with good, functional transit, too, so the know what it looks like instead of continuing to fumble blindly in the dark.

Once again, of you're comparing our situation to Ukraine's, then you really don't know what you're talking about. And drones are a disruptive new technology that requires adaptation, not the be all and end all. This is one of those many factors that goes into decision making that I was talking about

Why stop there. Transit and planning staff, too.