[Nuggie77]

martin14 martin14:

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

Gunnair Gunnair:

Judging by the hellcat screeching when they bought the C class ferries from Germany for BC ferries, the unions would go ape shit.......literally.

They (and others) might have a point. Is there any reason why Canada can't build frigates as good as anyone else's?

40 years of cuts to the RCN =


No facilities.

No designers.

No skilled labour in the yards anymore.


I guess that about covers it.

Absolutely incorrect, facilities , designers and skilled labour force are all available at Irving and Seaspan.

[Gunnair]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

Gunnair Gunnair:

Judging by the hellcat screeching when they bought the C class ferries from Germany for BC ferries, the unions would go ape shit.......literally.

They (and others) might have a point. Is there any reason why Canada can't build frigates as good as anyone else's?

They can. Take a peek at the article I put up on the Arctic Patrol vessels though.

Telling.....

[Gunnair]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

martin14 martin14:

40 years of cuts to the RCN =
No facilities.
No designers.
No skilled labour in the yards anymore.
I guess that about covers it.

You paint a grim picture. I wonder if others see it as that bad.

[Gunnair]

Jonny_C Jonny_C:

martin14 martin14:

40 years of cuts to the RCN =
No facilities.
No designers.
No skilled labour in the yards anymore.
I guess that about covers it.

You paint a grim picture. I wonder if others see it as that bad.

Worse. Read that article. It's utterly painful.

[Canadian_Mind]

It's incredibly sad, really. We're getting outperformed by countries 1/3rd our size, nevermind country's we should be considering ourselves in league with.