Dockjock.
Ac is in a state of panic because our management has fallen asleep and now find themselves in a panic with regards to timing. The EMBs are on their way and we may not be fully ready to welcome them. Most of our recalled pilots are going on 767, leaving a whole in the EMB. Timing is everything.
Westjet on the other hand don't have any new equipment arriving as far as we know and no real expansion to speak of. There-in lies the lack of panick on their side. Then again, who knows. They seem to be a real exclusive breed.
If you have been keeping up to date with the other thread, you will note some direct quotes from AC management with regards to hiring. I would hardly call that "crap on some internet forum".