Recent content by Bluebulldog

Oh, absolutely. As I've indicated. Race and sex may not have been the deciding factor. But writing it off isn't exactly the case either. And there is of course, the curse of the VP....where often the US 2IC is seen as more ceremonial, and much less effective....and it translates into votes...

If you bothered to read my post from yesterday, I highlighted a few areas where Harris may not do as well as polls indicated. Including problematic accountability around legislation. As noted. Not the ultimate reason for why she isn't POTUS. But not acknowledging it as a factor when people find...

You're oversimplifying what I've said. Ignoring it as a factor is being willfully ignorant. Harris isn't POTUS for a number of reasons. However, being a visible minority, and a woman has also factored in.

With an eye towards looking at our own backyard. Our house is at a point of time where the minority parties surrounding the liberals won't support them for very much longer. If an election is triggered here, or even the regular election date next year occurs. It is unlikely that Trudeau...

Kevin. I think in a very indirect sense you actually just helped argue my point. I'm not arguing that DJT has his detractors. But the simple fact is, is that a lot of your friends and neighbors, are going to vote for DJT, because he's not a woman, and he's not a racial minority. But I...

I think, under some analysis, that a lot of people won't talk about a very large elephant in the room. Institutional racism, and sexism is still a thing South of the border. While the vast majority of polled voters might indicate one thing....it's what happens when they're in that voting booth...

In the case of inspections like ESA. They have cleared personnel who typically attend for the purposes of inspection under permit.

Short answer. No. Have a conversation with your employer. Many employers see the value in service with the CAF, and to Canada, and have military leave policies in place, that provide a top up, of sorts.

The last two projects I've worked on, have extensively referenced NBC, CSA, and other more technical documents ( NSC standard for LVLII, and LVLIII) spaces. There is often a dual reference to NBC, and in the case of one of my projects, Ontario. Much of the specs also reference CAN / ULC...

Aerodromes and hangars remain specifically under the umbrella of Nav Canada. Local municipalities have zero jurisdiction. I'm making an assumption that rail might fall under the same.

If it were on DND property, and Federally owned, then The NBC would be the reference document for all drawings and specifications. Typically the contract authority ( An entity like Defense Construction Canada) would then have the project engineer perform inspections as part of Construction Phase...

And the Federal Government would have a hard time justifying why it's keeping other builders and industry from being able to bid. The principle of fairness must also be applied. The National Building Code actually can be far more onerous than Provincial and Municipal codes when it comes to...

Swing space is common for most major accommodation projects where existing is being renovated / or demo'd. Rental space from ATCO or WILSCOT would have been factored into the project budget. Building a stick frame subdivision, in comparison to a Federally Owned asset isn't really an...

To be fair. This project is for the replacement of existing. There is also an open solicitation on MERX for NEW modular accommodations at Esquimalt closing on 14AUG. ROM estimate is $38M. So new, as well as replacements.

Having worked in the public sector in our nations capital since 2018 ( Municipal and Federal) I can offer the following observation: You can be an extremely competent professional, but if you are unilingual ( English) your career in the NCR will be limited once you get to a certain point...