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national preparedness level descriptions in canada

map showing Canadian wildfire location and status

Canadian fire season for 2023 & 2024(May-Aug) and 2025 (May-Jul) = 338 days with 218 days (65%) at National Preparedness Level (NPL) 5. NPL5 means firefighters and equipment in every jurisdiction in Canada is put to use, and international help has been requested. Is this sustainable?
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Canada's Cabinet Committees. Overlap between Priorities , Ops and Building Canada are interesting.

Feels like we should make a concerted effort to not lose sight of the fact that the president's answer here was not "no" or "never" or "that is a preposterous question" or "that is an abhorrent idea."

And?

You end up some economies of scale going higher voltage/capacity, but labour is still the big one.

If UHVDC was a crazy awesome technical breakthrough driving down costs by an order of magnitude, we’d see it popping up everywhere. You can’t just project costs across borders.

That’s a bogus number. The two Alberta lines which totalled 800 km or so were the price you quoted a decade ago!

YouTube video by MSNBC 'We don't accept this': Canadian Ambassador explains why Trump's tariff fight is pointless

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OneWeb today it seems, Lightspeed eventually.

Flashing lights, large screens ablaze with animated graphics reminiscent of the oughties. The CPAC logo spins around as generic rap-rock blasts across the crowd. Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the DOGE update. Please welcome Newsmax host, Rob Schmitt. Schmitt: Man. That is a big crowd. And they are not here for me. Crowd cheers. Schmitt: How you guys doing? Nice vibe this month, right? After the best month we’ve ever had. Nice to see you. Thanks for coming out. It’s good to see you. Let’s not kill any more time, let’s bring out Elon Musk. Crowd goes wild. Elon Musk enters stage, pumping both fists high in the air, walking slightly unsteadily. He is wearing a black MAGA baseball cap and sunglasses that look like they were bought in a gas station in 1989. He continues to pump his fists as he makes his way in front of the beige arm chairs at the front of the stage. Rob Schmitt attempts to get his attention, but he turns and waves at the crowd. Schmitt: We’ve got one more surprise, in case this wasn’t enough.

Musk: Well, President, uh, President Milei has a gift for me. Schmitt: [hamming at camera] Javier Milei from Argentina, you guys know who that is, right? Milei, a friendly-looking figure who resembles Bilbo Baggins right before he Smeagolifies, enters the stage carrying a chainsaw. He presents the chainsaw to the billionaire, who then waves it around unsteadily. Musk: This… is… the chainsaw for bureaucracy. [pumps the chainsaw in the air] CHAINSAAAW!

He takes a beat to examine the chainsaw. He is still wearing his sunglasses. He turns around and starts wandering to the other side of the stage, waving the chainsaw around. Musk: Uwaaauwaargh! Milei lurks awkwardly in the background, trying to wave goodbye to Musk, before Schmitt takes notice. Schmitt: Mr. President, thank you so much. Nice to meet you. I love it. We love it. Musk’s attention snaps to Milei. The two men shake hands with the Argentinian president, who then departs.

elon musk at cpac was so fucking weird you guys I know this reads like a parody but I literally just wrote down what happened www.theverge.com/elon-musk/61...

With already having comprehensive defence and or basing rights in Canada and Greenland, how would you apply the lines on map framework here?

The thing not said…the choice left on the table that the Mayor won’t consider, is raising property taxes like other municipalities do across the country to fund operating costs. That 50% service cut threat is entirely a choice.

1000% this.

I am increasingly exasperated and frustrated that so many people do not seem to realize what this is.

Trump is not a rational actor looking for a fair deal. He's a thug who believes every activity is zero sum and every compromise is weakness. Plan accordingly.

Not like tech exists in a vacuum though. There is the feedback loop from stimulus to tech. AMT both personal and corporate, accelerated capital cost write offs, changing attribution of foreign earnings, intangible property earnings, CHIPS&S. The loop just runs faster in the sector.

And that comes down to the deficit vs economic growth. Is the USA on the path to stabilizing debt to GDP while retaining the huge deficits funding both tax cuts and spending on industrial programs by growing the economy fast enough. From afar we look at the benefits but don’t consider the cost.

What an idea! Eliminate trade barriers within Canada!!

#cdnecin #EconSky

All this existential talk about the US imposing tariffs on Canadian goods, and Canadian provincial governments continue to maintain trade barriers within the country!

Texas too. The Austin light rail ea is more than 1000 pages a miles.

In Canada, a pint is equal to 20 fl oz (568 mL).

The allowable limit of error for a pint is 0.5 fl oz (15 mL).

The foam (head) is not included in the measurement.

The term "pint" shouldn't be used to describe a glass or mug of beer.

ised-isde.canada.ca/site/measure... #Canada #beer

My ancestors were some of the first English settlers on Long Island, yet I am not an Islanders fan 🤣

Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us (Gift Article) Perhaps Trump is not making a threat but offering an opportunity.

The prize for least compelling invitation to a party goes to:

Meta won't be able to operate offices in Canada with these policies; the endless stream of HRT complaints will run them into the ground

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The Liberals don't have members. They eliminated membership in 2016. To vote or participate in their processes you simply register as a supporter - a "Registered Liberal" - at Liberal.ca before January 27.

The Power Broker, Part I: The Early Years City Perspective: When working in the "public service" may not mean trying to achieve the "civic good" - and who decides that, anyway?

About the life and work of Robert Moses in New York and how it ties into modern city-building challenges.

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Almost as high as the various development charges the planners impose!

Did how Washington state does it come up? I was surprised to learn their registration fees were based on weight! Seems like someone could have some comparative fun if different states also have lists of vehicles registered by models. Comparative with the Oregon by mile system maybe?

Multi-million dollar movie idea: Christmas Volcano. Dante's Peak meets Hallmark Xmas movie. A classic in the making

Dying at the first time Swedish Chef sees Big Bird

A roadside sign for my Washington ski resort

A ski lift over a snow slope

A man on a ski lift in a blue coat and orange helmet

A bumpy snow slope

Merry Christmas from Mt Washington.

If you haven’t read much about how Houston does it, the land use does feel very different, where we’re used to attempting to impose order through systems the classic phrase for Houston is ‘order without design’.