10-19-2011, 10:54 PM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
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Originally Posted by frinkprof
Why didn't Calgary put in a bid?
It would have been cool to have some ships being built here.
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Fend off those damn Saskatchewan pirates.
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10-19-2011, 11:00 PM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Maybe next time their bid document will contain more then "we're Quebec, we are owed this"
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I know eh? It's ludicrous to be whining about it when independent auditing has shown this to be one of the most transparent bidding processes in history, the feds already extended the bidding deadline by two weeks for them back in July, they had secure financing from the province, they were bankrupt just weeks before the bidding deadline and their bid was the most rushed and spotty of the three. But, it's Quebec afterall.
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10-19-2011, 11:39 PM
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#44
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frinkprof
Why didn't Calgary put in a bid?
It would have been cool to have some ships being built here.
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I guess you missed out on voting for the Rhino party. They promised a submarine base in Chestermere Lake among other things.
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/archive...p/t-33673.html
Last edited by Vulcan; 10-19-2011 at 11:44 PM.
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10-19-2011, 11:44 PM
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#45
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater
More wasted tax dollars! hooray!!  |
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This is directly creating jobs with the ships being built in Canada, and if we can keep claim to our resources in the North because of it, we will make money.
You're crazy.
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10-19-2011, 11:49 PM
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#46
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
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Nope, wrong again. All government spending is bad.
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10-20-2011, 12:28 AM
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UnModerator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Originally Posted by SebC
You guys are doing it wrong. It's not "Yeah Halifax", it's "Haha, Stupid Vancouver and Stupider Quebec!"
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Like I said, nothing about this is "bad" for Vancouver. This is good news, even if it is the smaller contract. The smaller contract is still $8 billion.
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10-20-2011, 12:59 AM
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On Hiatus
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frinkprof
Why didn't Calgary put in a bid?
It would have been cool to have some ships being built here.
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And how would they have get said ship to the ocean?
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10-20-2011, 01:00 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Violator
And how would they have get said ship to the ocean?
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Minor detail. Build a trench.
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10-20-2011, 01:13 AM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteEbola
Minor detail. Build a trench.
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Build a trench? You idiot. Where the hell do you think the Bow flows into?
Hint: It doesn't stop at Cranston.
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10-20-2011, 06:34 AM
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First Line Centre
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As someone on my Facebook said yesterday, "So glad Halifax will finally have a shot at some money and influence in our region". 
There are a lot of people in Saint John that are pretty upset right now. I'm not sure I agree with them; the Saint John shipyard probably wouldn't have been able to survive the 10 years between the date of its closure and the awarding of this project, even though it supposedly would have been better qualified for this scale of construction.
I am at least happy that it stayed in the Maritimes; to me, it wouldn't have made sense to build them elsewhere.
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10-20-2011, 07:27 AM
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Ben
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: God's Country (aka Cape Breton Island)
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Originally Posted by Flamesguy_SJ
As someone on my Facebook said yesterday, "So glad Halifax will finally have a shot at some money and influence in our region".
There are a lot of people in Saint John that are pretty upset right now. I'm not sure I agree with them; the Saint John shipyard probably wouldn't have been able to survive the 10 years between the date of its closure and the awarding of this project, even though it supposedly would have been better qualified for this scale of construction.
I am at least happy that it stayed in the Maritimes; to me, it wouldn't have made sense to build them elsewhere. |
A lot of people on my facebook think that somehow the benefits of $25 billion being invested in Halifax will magically stop at the causeway. 
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10-20-2011, 08:10 AM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frinkprof
Why didn't Calgary put in a bid?
It would have been cool to have some ships being built here.
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Originally Posted by Violator
And how would they have get said ship to the ocean?
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I hate green text, and usually cringe when people use it for obvious sarcasm. I always argue that good sarcasm should never need green text. Then I read responses like this and just......oh man.
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10-20-2011, 08:26 AM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Violator
And how would they have get said ship to the ocean?
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Highway 1?
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10-20-2011, 09:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Given the "Davie Shipyard" current ownership issues, it doesnt surprise me that they didnt get any part of the contract - when you hand out these contracts I am sure a big part of the thought process is can these shipyards handle something of this size or will they go belly up 1/2 way through.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davie_Shipbuilding
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10-20-2011, 09:18 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by Flamesguy_SJ
As someone on my Facebook said yesterday, "So glad Halifax will finally have a shot at some money and influence in our region".
There are a lot of people in Saint John that are pretty upset right now. I'm not sure I agree with them; the Saint John shipyard probably wouldn't have been able to survive the 10 years between the date of its closure and the awarding of this project, even though it supposedly would have been better qualified for this scale of construction.
I am at least happy that it stayed in the Maritimes; to me, it wouldn't have made sense to build them elsewhere. |
Typical Saint Johners, failing to see the big picture. Are they forgetting that the shipyard in Halifax is owned by the Irving family, whose headquarters are in Saint John? Lots of this money will find its way into your local economy.
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10-20-2011, 09:24 AM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home...
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Originally Posted by FlameOn
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Haha, are political parties with 3 seats even allowed to hold press conferences?
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10-20-2011, 09:25 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Quebec is going to throw a fit as usual.
Does anyone have a breakdown of what exactly the $35billion is buying?
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I guess that is what they get for voting for the NDP.
If the Conservatives still had a minority, you could bet your bottom dollar that Quebec would have been awarded one of the contracts.
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10-20-2011, 09:27 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I guess that is what they get for voting for the NDP.
If the Conservatives still had a minority, you could bet your bottom dollar that Quebec would have been awarded one of the contracts.
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Well, it's not like they were voting for the Conservatives before. The NDP's gains in Quebec came at the expense of the Liberals and especially the Bloc. The Conservatives won a majority because they gained seats elsewhere in the country; Quebec was more or less irrelevant to their electoral victory.
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10-20-2011, 09:31 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frinkprof
Why didn't Calgary put in a bid?
It would have been cool to have some ships being built here.
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We somehow have a Naval Museum:
http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/N...of_Alberta.htm
Last edited by troutman; 10-20-2011 at 09:34 AM.
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