Air Canada Axes 4,000 jobs
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Pukka, the big problem with Canadians is that they expect to be flown from Halifax to Stephenville at charter rates. They want somebody to provide free medical care, cheap transport, cheap energy, cheap phone service and now cheap broadband internet access as though they could be produced by some form of magic, they kick and scream about the GST and 50% income tax rates as if there were no connection. As long as nobody here is going to have the b@lls to invest in anything without the help of Ottawa and/or foreigners we'll continue to see our sharpest citizens ditch the place while those who stay watch their standard of living slide ever closer to third-world conditions. As the old comic strip says, we have seen the enemy and it is us.
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I almost can't contain my frustration at Canadians as a population regarding your point, Squawk. Free medical care! Cheap phones! Cheap travel! Hey my taxes are too high wah wah. It makes me sick, and it can only get worse, as I am currently in the bottom bracket with nowhere to go but up.
Fortunately for me, I have recently grabbed a decent flying job with an American-based company, and plan to take full advantage of the "intra-company transfer" rule to gain my green card and move out of this socialist purgatory when the time comes.
There was a time where I felt all Canadians had a conflict- stay home and live in the "world's greatest country" but endure a government-suffocated economy, or sell your soul to Uncle Sam to pursue the American Dream. Unfortunately the former doesn't seem to hold water anymore for a pilot and Canada's greatest export (as above) has become intelligent and qualified professionals from many fields.
Fortunately for me, I have recently grabbed a decent flying job with an American-based company, and plan to take full advantage of the "intra-company transfer" rule to gain my green card and move out of this socialist purgatory when the time comes.
There was a time where I felt all Canadians had a conflict- stay home and live in the "world's greatest country" but endure a government-suffocated economy, or sell your soul to Uncle Sam to pursue the American Dream. Unfortunately the former doesn't seem to hold water anymore for a pilot and Canada's greatest export (as above) has become intelligent and qualified professionals from many fields.
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I realize this isn't a political forum and normally I wouldn't bother to comment but AOG-YYZ your facetious comments regarding the FLQ crisis are quite wrong. The FLQ was bombing military and government buildings and had been doing so since 1963 after changing their name from Comite de la Liberation National (CLN). They were stealing weapons from armouries, and had organized cells in order to 'liberate' Quebec. They were organized terrorists, some members having trained with the PLO, and had attempted to bomb two PMs. In short, they were entering the armed resistance phase of Maoist revolutionary doctrine that was quite successful in Cuba and Algeria. Therein lies the "excuse" you mention. This has nothing to do with any particular party but I felt the need to comment.
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Steepturn, you're absolutely correct that the FLQ but the trouble with indiscriminate roundups like October 1970 is that they *never* catch the people who are causing the trouble. Nearly all of the people who were jailed (without warrant or charges BTW) had absolutely nothing to do with the violence. Doing so merely plays into the terrorists' hands; the strategy of all terrorist cells of that era (Baader-Meinhof, Red Brigades et al) was to provoke governments into violating civil liberties in the (mistaken) belief that it would generate an anti-government backlash among the general population. The first mistake with the FLQ was the mass arrests but the pièce de résistance was welcoming the killers back from Cuba with open arms.
Or how about......Joe clark Who???? 
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I have been spending the last hour trying to buy a ticket from AC over the internet. It's going nowhere. I tried to call the reservation office but was put on hold. Fifteen minutes later, the line was disconnected and I had to redial again. I was put on hold for another 15 minutes and still no one picked up the phone. Finally, I gave up and called my wife's travel agent to book the ticket for me. I was trying to save AC the commissions. My cousin buys Westjet tickets over the internet all the time and he told me it is a piece cake. I think AC has a lot to learn from some of these newer carriers that make good use of the technology.
Robert, are you really the right guy to do the job?
[ 08 August 2001: Message edited by: penguin ]
Robert, are you really the right guy to do the job?
[ 08 August 2001: Message edited by: penguin ]
