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Alex McColl

@AlexRMcColl

Loves fast Saabs, hates fast Stroads. I rant about politics, the military, & municipal policy. Opinions are solely my own. UofC MPP GOAT-Thesis.

Calgary Katılım Ocak 2013
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
A thread on how Canada can respond to tariffs by cutting the F35A order in half and buying the runner-up F39E to serve as the bulk of Canada's air power over the next 40 years. Using my slides from a previous RCAF Association debate & research from my @policy_school thesis.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
Must be fake news, using an F-16 (that can’t even MADL with F35s) for a NORAD mission!? Jokes aside, the Americans are upgrading over 600 F-16s. There are less expensive ways of flying the NORAD mission. A mixed fleet, that includes Gripens, makes sense. Gripens can do this job.
North American Aerospace Defense Command@NORADCommand

NORAD recently executed Exercise AMALGAM MUTE, a no‑notice, live‑fly training event - this time over the Alaskan region - designed to validate rapid response capabilities across the command. Check out the speed, precision and professionalism with which Alaskan NORAD Region assets quickly launched and conducted a successful intercept of an airborne track of interest as simulated by #USAF C-21 aircraft. No notice. No hesitation. Always ready. #WeHaveTheWatch

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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@BagelPolling $46k/yr in savings, plus the positive equity growing as the mortgage is paid. I get the “feeling broke” feeling that comes with responsible savings rates; but that’s not the same as actually living paycheque to paycheque.
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The Great Canadian Bagel
The Great Canadian Bagel@BagelPolling·
Even if there is no free cashflow this isn't terrible. This kind of thing will only last 12ish years and then suddenly they'll free up to 106k/yr
Sam ⚔️ Financial Samurai@financialsamura

So you think earning $408,000 a year is a lot of money? After working 50+ hours a week, being stressed out of your mind, and barely seeing your kids, it might not be the dream income you imagined. Look how quickly the money goes. $1/month left over. What would you cut?

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Charlotte Bailey
Charlotte Bailey@penandpaper1989·
As seen at Farnborough today:
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@jengerson Well said. PS: I have dibs on “Partner with Sweden to build their weapons in Canada” island. 😉
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Jen Gerson
Jen Gerson@jengerson·
Over the past 20 years, I've seen tides rise and fall on personalities and pundits and influencers. Those who stick around either get really good at riding those waves (and most do wash out), or they build their own immovable, small and craggy islands in the sea.
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Jen Gerson
Jen Gerson@jengerson·
To my Conservative influencer friends. I say this with affection. The tide is turning. If you've built your following by parroting niche US talking points Blaming Canada over the last six months, you're soon going to find yourself naked on the beach.
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Alex McColl
Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@NoahGairn Band’s getting back together (almost, iirc team Gripen was originally Standard Aero for engine support).
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@Prominent_Bryan Indeed, made even worse by the simple fact that multiple European PR systems regularly elect MORE Conservative Governments than FPTP does in Canada. Ireland has had nothing but centre-right & right-wing coalitions since switching to PR-STV.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@alexcerne @Mill_Moron They’re also objectively wrong. Plenty of European PR systems elect Conservative Prime Ministers more often than our FPTP system. Irish PR-STV has elected virtually nothing but right-wing and centre-right leadership.
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Alex Banks 🇨🇦@alexcerne·
@Mill_Moron Unfortunately there are PR advocates that also use that exact same talking point as a positive. Most notably probably Elizabeth May.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@TheRealKeean The last false majority in Ireland was the last election they had under FPTP; it benefited the Left. They’ve had nothing but right-wing & centre-right coalition governments since. There are plenty of European PR systems that elect Conservatives more often than our FPTP voting.
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Keean Bexte
Keean Bexte@TheRealKeean·
They are now conspiring to permanently rig elections against Conservatives. Totally normal stuff.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@ABsWildestRose @TheRealKeean The last false majority in Ireland was the last election they had under FPTP; it benefited the Left. They’ve had nothing but right-wing & centre-right coalition governments since. There are plenty of European PR systems that elect Conservatives more often than our FPTP voting.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@FairVoteCanada @TheRealKeean The last false majority in Ireland was the last election they had under FPTP, and it benefited the left. Since switching to PR-STV, Ireland has had nothing but centre-right and right-wing coalition governments. The right also does well under Dutch and Israeli PR.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳 🇨🇦@FairVoteCanada·
@TheRealKeean Federally, Conservatives have had 1 majority in 30 years and despite hundreds of thousands of CPC voters in Ottawa, you lost every seat in the city, forcing your leader into a costly Alberta by-election. FPTP shafts Conservatives too. Stop hoping for a lucky dice roll.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@Mill_Moron Why would a Conservative support Irish-Style PR-STV election reform. It’s not like Ireland has elected nothing but various right-wing and centre-right coalitions since switching to PR, eh? Oh… wait… that’s backwards.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@RickBellwrites @calgaryherald Do they really want to hear from us? The portal ONLY allows negative feedback. There is no option on the portal to provide positive feedback or to ask for expanded bike lanes.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@NoahGairn We should have HSR. That said, we shouldn’t make a zig zag route. The right answer is a long-term (France-like) plan of constant building and expansion. Start with the express route for Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal; when that’s up and running, shift to secondary routes & extensions.
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@jeff_marsh @ostap_yyc Regulations demanding larger front setbacks and permeable landscaping obviously restrict the options for front porches. I would propose we repeal those restrictions and allow for shorter setbacks and less permeable coverage. There are no solutions, only tradeoffs.
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Jeff Marsh@jeff_marsh·
@ostap_yyc No! A front porch where you can actually chat with your neighbors as they walk by is so much better. It would just be nice for these Calgarians if they had some semblance of a porch to do that from not just two tiny lawn chairs wedged under the mailbox.
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Jeff Marsh@jeff_marsh·
The only way to enjoy the beautiful outdoor weather when you live in an R-CG four + four! So much emphasis is placed on supply and affordability yet from a day-to-day perspective for the people who actually call these units home "livability" is actually what's truly important!
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@ValkStrategy @davidpugliese I don’t think we could terminate for cause given the loose terms of the JSF partnership. That said, we could walk away with only 30 F35s with no penalty. And yes, we have an AG report on how DND deliberately cooked the books on F35 costing in the FFCP review.
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Bill Sweetman@ValkStrategy·
@davidpugliese Because "our pilots must have the best" is an easy drum to bang, but you want to avoid pointing out that the RCAF cooked the books (which they blatantly did). So let the Americans keep being buttholes you don't want to trust.
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David Pugliese
David Pugliese@davidpugliese·
DND says Defence Minister David McGuinty, Minister, now in London, UK “will be making an announcement on advancing air combat capability development” on Tuesday. The coming announcement has already been covered over the last couple of weeks. twz.com/air/canada-thr…
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@FennellJW Saab so hot right now, the Koreans sent 9 LG ACs to cool them down. 😉
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
@RM_Transit Indeed, although this being Canada I have to ask: Does the surface section have little to no meaningful transit signal priority?
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Dubious Owl@Dubious_Owl·
@AlexRMcColl Only large major powers like Sweden can afford to buy 130 fighters and can train enough pilots. There's no way Canada could possibly afford 130 fighters and it would be impossible to train enough pilots. Silly to think we'd ever be as big as Sweden when it comes to air power
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Alex McColl@AlexRMcColl·
If Sweden can have a mixed fleet of 130 fighter jets, then why can’t Canada? Military leaders need to make it happen, not lament how too much money and political support makes their jobs more complicated.
HenrikJ@nHenrikJ

"the Swedish government plans to purchase another 12 Gripen Es, expanding fleet to 72. The 16 Gripens being donated to Kyiv will come from the surplus 40 aircraft being withdrawn from service, leaving Sweden's fighter fleet to grow to around 130 aircraft" aviationweek.com/defense/budget…

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