eric denhoff

@GK_Fellows Unrelated, is $200 diesel finally baling out the taxpayers funded Alberta diesel refinery?

Based on the best data I can find, BC gets basically all of its refined products (including gasoline and diesel) domestically. Either via their own refineries (30%) or from Alberta refineries via the TransMountain pipeline (~70%). They did import prior to the completion of TMX.

Here are the latest available BC Ferries performance, on-time, and cancellation statistics based on 2024–2025 reports and recent updates. ⸻ 🚢 BC Ferries — Latest System Performance Snapshot 1) Cancellation Rates (most current data) •~0.24% of sailings cancelled (2025 peak season) •Down from ~0.42% in 2024 •Earlier baseline: •~0.8% cancellations (Apr–Sept 2024) •~1.3% cancellations (FY2024 full year) 👉 Trend: Significant improvement over the past 2–3 years, with cancellations now well below 1% system-wide. ⸻ 2) Causes of Cancellations (recent trends) •Crew-related cancellations down 71% due to better staffing and scheduling •Remaining issues: •Mechanical problems (aging fleet still a factor) •Weather (notably on northern routes) 👉 Interpretation: Labour shortages (a major issue in 2022–2023) have largely been stabilized; mechanical reliability is now the primary constraint. ⸻ 3) Fleet Availability (proxy for reliability) •~99.34% vessel availability (2025) •Slightly down from 99.65% the year before 👉 This indicates: •Ships are operational almost all the time •But small declines can still translate into visible disruptions on busy routes ⸻ 4) On-Time Performance BC Ferries does not always publish a single headline percentage, but: •On-time performance declined during peak 2024 summer •Due to overcapacity and loading delays •Some reports show modest improvements (~+0.8%) year-over-year in certain periods 👉 Key driver: •High demand (92% average capacity on major routes in peak season) Translation: Even when sailings aren’t cancelled, they are more likely to run late during peak demand. ⸻ 5) Demand Pressure (critical context) •Major routes: •~92% full during peak season •System growth forecast: •+15% traffic over 10 years 👉 High utilization = •More frequent delays •Less recovery time between sailings •Greater sensitivity to any disruption ⸻ 📊 Bottom-Line Assessment Reliability (system-wide) •Strong and improving on cancellations •Now among the lowest cancellation rates in years (<0.3%) On-time performance •Mixed / pressured •Stable overall, but: •Worsens significantly in peak periods •Driven by congestion and full sailings Structural issues still affecting performance •Aging vessels → mechanical issues •Capacity constraints on major routes •High and growing demand ⸻ 🧭 Strategic Takeaways (Policy Lens) For briefing or advisory purposes: •BC Ferries has largely solved labour-related reliability issues •The system is now capacity-constrained, not workforce-constrained •Future performance improvements depend on: •Fleet renewal (new vessels) ordered •Terminal upgrades. Underway •Demand management (

BC Ferries has cancelled sailings and adjusted schedules along two of its largest routes – between Vancouver and Victoria, and Vancouver and Nanaimo – just ahead of the Easter long weekend. cheknews.ca/bc-ferries-can…

This is how you protect private property, A constitutionally protected treaty!BC Gov News news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026I…

BREAKING: Spirit of Vancouver Island, back in service two days after previous breakdown, has broken down again. We have to back off the ferry. @GlobalBC @BCFerries

China supplies the magnets inside the Arrow interceptor that defends Tel Aviv. China supplies the BeiDou satellite navigation inside the Fattah-2 missile that attacks Tel Aviv. The same country made the sword and the shield. And today, that country is hosting the diplomat who wants to broker peace between the people swinging the sword and the people holding the shield. This is not an abstraction. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute confirmed two weeks ago that US interceptor missiles, including Patriot, THAAD, Arrow, and David’s Sling, depend on Chinese-processed rare earth elements for the neodymium and samarium-cobalt magnets that steer their guidance systems, power their actuators, and control their seekers. China controls 90 percent of the global rare earth supply chain. The United States is 100 percent net-import reliant for finished rare earth magnets. West Point’s Modern War Institute called this “a shot across the bow of the US defense industrial base.” There is no substitute. There is no stockpile. There is no domestic capacity that can scale in less than a decade. Now hold that dependency in one hand. In the other, hold the verified fact that Iranian missiles, including the Fattah-2 hypersonic, the Kheibar Shekan, the Emad, and every Shahed drone in the current barrage, navigate using China’s BeiDou-3 encrypted military satellite signals, are fuelled by Chinese ammonium perchlorate propellant, contain Chinese sensors, semiconductors, and voltage converters, and are aimed using imagery from Russia’s Khayyam satellite and China’s Jilin-1 constellation. The Arrow interceptor that Israel fires to protect Haifa contains Chinese magnets. The Fattah-2 that Iran fires to destroy Haifa contains Chinese navigation. Both weapons are manufactured using Chinese supply chains. Both are being depleted simultaneously. And the faster they are depleted, the more leverage China accumulates, because China is the only country that can resupply both sides and the only country that can cut off both sides. RUSI reports that Israel has expended 122 of 150 Arrow 2/3 interceptors and 135 of 250 David’s Sling missiles. Each interceptor that is fired and cannot be replaced because China controls the magnet supply chain represents a permanent reduction in Israeli defensive capability. Each Iranian missile that is fired and cannot be replaced because Israeli strikes have hit the factories represents a permanent reduction in Iranian offensive capability. Both arsenals are shrinking toward zero. The country that manufactured the components inside both arsenals is the country hosting peace talks in Beijing right now. This is not irony. This is architecture. China positioned itself as the indispensable supplier to every party in this conflict before the first missile was fired. It sells rare earths to the US defence industrial base. It sells navigation data and propellant precursors to the IRGC. It buys 80 percent of Iran’s oil exports. It holds the rare earth leverage that Bessent needs released to build more interceptors. And today, it is sitting across the table from Pakistan’s foreign minister discussing whether to become the guarantor of a peace deal that would resolve the war its supply chains are sustaining on both sides. The war will end when the weapons run out or when the supplier decides it should. Both paths lead to Beijing. open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans…

Federal NDP death wish,,elects Avi Lewis as new federal leader theglobeandmail.com/gift/bf28e91f9…

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@jengerson And Albertans call us west coasters woke!!!

I'm really struggling to communicate to people that this isn't a joke.

@BCFerrys Should hire him & that "make my day" guy!

Chuck Norris knew how to disable his car alarm.

What do rising oil prices mean for Canadian households? In my latest for @TheHubCanada, I estimate the costs for gasoline, energy, and (just as importantly!) all other goods and services throughout the supply chain. Overall, about $1,000/yr/household. thehub.ca/2026/03/18/wha… #cdnecon #cdnpoli

The Canadian Lights. Name them before you know who does!!

@fabulavancouver Me too!!!

Just had my first fun experience with the anonymous public as an aspiring politician. Someone yelled out to me from his car as I was jaywalking across stalled traffic Hastings/Nanaimo area, "I'd vote for you if I could." Thank you, kind unknown person!

Victoria taxpayers face 50%. tax hikes over 4 years!!!!Alto pins tax hike on download of services (Times Colonist), Mar 14, 2026 pressreader.com/article/281543…

More ammo for a referendum now!!

@GovofCO Thanks Colorado!!

Today at the Colorado Capitol, we’ll be raising the Canadian flag 🇨🇦 alongside our Colorado and American flags in honor of the second-annual Colorado-Canada Friendship Day. Celebrating our shared values, strong partnerships, and the great friends who strengthen the cultural and economic ties between Colorado and Canada.

In a major shakeup inside the Trump administration, Pres. Trump has fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, picking Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. The decision comes after two days of heated testimony on Capitol Hill. @rachelvscott reports. abcnews.link/0oOn4SP

Wow!! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Diversion   “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well” Robert Louis Stevenson

@JimMurp77852985 It's a big deal in Saskatchewan

Carney has inked deals worth $5.5 Billion in Indian. Sounds great until you realize that Canada does $3.6 Billion in trade with the US every day. Carneys deals are like getting a paper route to pay the mortgage. thestar.com/politics/feder…