As Ottawa promotes a “Made-in-Canada” agenda, a major ferry deal lands with a Chinese state-owned shipyard—raising serious questions about economic policy, accountability, and national interest.
Dave, that’s the kind of defeatist thinking Ottawa is counting on. “We don’t have the capacity.” Really? Then what’s the point of the billions we’ve dumped into Seaspan in Vancouver and Davie Shipyard in Quebec over the past decade? These aren’t ancient relics—we’re talking about world-class facilities that have built everything from naval supply ships to ferries before.
Yes, Seaspan has federal contracts—but you’re telling me a country that can build combat vessels for NATO can’t assemble a ferry? That’s not a capacity issue—that’s a prioritization failure. If Eby or Carney had any political will, they could’ve stepped in, fast-tracked yard space, or even facilitated a national yard collaboration. But they didn’t. Because they didn’t want to.
Look Dave, I get where you're coming from—but let’s be honest, you’re thinking about the FastCat debacle that sunk the NDP 20 years ago. And yeah, that project was a mess. But it wasn’t a failure because Canada can’t build ships—it was a failure because they jumped in with no real plan, no proper specs, and no industry coordination. They built aluminum catamarans with experimental tech, rushed the timelines, ignored cost controls, and never properly aligned with BC’s ferry needs.
It was doomed from the jump—not because Canadian workers can’t deliver, but because politicians treated it like a PR stunt, not a national infrastructure project.
But here’s the bigger question: isn’t the point of building Canada strong about actually building something?
Do we throw our hands up every time something gets hard? Or do we build the capacity, train the next generation of welders, and make sure the next contract goes to Canadians—not Beijing?
South Korea’s good at shipbuilding. No one denies that. But this isn’t about efficiency anymore. It’s about sovereignty. About jobs. About whether we invest in our country or keep writing cheques to foreign regimes.
If we don’t have the infrastructure—we build it.
If we don’t have the workforce—we train it.
Because if we give up now, we’re not just outsourcing ships—we’re outsourcing our future.
I vaguely recall the FastCat thing… I left BC in 1994 and other than a couple of trips to see family, haven’t cared about BC since. They’ll implode on their own.
Sovereignty? Carney talks a good game, but doesn’t give a shit about Canada. I don’t think PP does either.
We are not, in many, many ways, a sovereign nation. We’ve been sold. Started with PET and continues to this day.
No governments “invest in Canada”. All governments do what the fuck they want with their primary goal to Stay In Power.
The question should be what will that 1 billion investment by BC and Canada do for British Columbians involved in the industry already.
I am sure that They could as could Davie in Quebec.
But that would cut out the agent in the middle who will pay the kickbacks.
And when you consider that BC Ferries has the most expensive management of any ferry company in the world and are nowhere near the largest you could cut the management in half and easily pay any extra cost from that alone.
Seaspan Formerly Washington marine corporation. With the operations they have should have no trouble at all. As for the coast guard ships they are working on that shouldn't be a problem either.
Yaa the liberals have now made them part of the military so they could make the 2% of GDP we where supposed to meet 5 years ago now we are supposed to be at 5% of GDP.
And they want to continue to import everything for our paper tiger they call a miltary, the ships we build are all of imported steel and all weapons and systems even engines and drives are all imported.
As the Feds continue to bow to Bejing neglecting their constituents :( while some stupidly did the elbows up chicken dance with/to the Oligarch rich bitches. More like backside up :(. Canada is in recession balls deep in debt with addiction untreated and fentanyl flowing; homes not being built and Carney flaunting with G7 cronies in Kananaskis AB. #FJT #FMC
Good article Dan, correct assessment. The sooner Canadians realize that the regime that is allegedly in power in Ottawa is not about to do anything to help Canadians, the better. The plan is about the dismantling of Canada, the crushing of the economy and the defeat of the population, end of story. To think otherwise will lead you to shouting at the tv, posting angry tweets and memes and leading you into a perpetual state of madness and depression. Helping Canadians and rebuilding the economy are not Carneys “values”. Looking out for himself, his shareholders and controllers are his only “values”. The die has been cast for Canada, the UK and Australia.. all the “kings” territories are about to implode financially and explode with immigration. The government is not saving anyone.. perhaps they will offer lessons in mandarin or punjabi to go along with the UBI.
Carney was drop shipped into Canada by BIS, to finish of Canada, that Carney and Trudeau have been destroying for the past 10 years, not rocket science stuff, it is all there if you look hard enough, evil is as evil does, boy are they evil, WEF bum buddies.
Wasn't there concerns not long ago about lots of the container cranes are built in China, operational in the USA, and possibly Canada ports/docks.
As far as they could tell, the container cranes we're not spying and not remote controllable. But who really knows... container cranes are the heart flow of shipping docks.
Everybody is trying to rape and pillage Canada, our so called leaders are all in on it, aka Carney / Trudeau, WEF, BIS, Canada is in the fight of our lives to the Carnage we are facing, first step some how Canadians have to figure a way to rid of Carney and Liberals.
No party in Canada will stand up to the Chinese Communist Party whether the NDP in BC, the federal Liberals or Stephen Harper’s Conservatives with the FIPA deal.
Yes, some MPs like Michael Chong (Conservative), and Jenny Kwan (NDP) will continue do so but our governments love CCP money and sweet talking.
You're absolutely right! And why would that be? Because the CCP PRC are ripe with abusive behaviours. That culture is indoctrinated almost at birth with a sick loyalty and serious psychopathic bent. Try having a 'debate' with any of them and you will be overthrown in seconds. There is NO debate, it's THEIR WAY or nothing! They will coerce, threaten, bribe or extort from whomever they can to achieve what THEY WANT and what they want is to OWN Canada. They already OWN the Pacific Rim from the ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver all the way into the USA! They own some of Alberta's oil production. They 'quietly' moved into BC many decades ago bringing with them their criminal mindsets because THEY'RE masters at GASLIGHTING and deception. The 'practicing Buddhists' across Canada don't realise that it's dirty money that's building the huge centre outside of Peterborough all under the guise of a 'faith' that these criminals don't even follow. I believe it was a former UBC professor (could be wrong need to find it) who'd written over 30 years ago the silent takeover of BC by the CCP IF the governments of the day didn't get a handle on the influx. The City of Richmond is a classic example of the culture slowly overtaking the city and forcing out long time residents. The 'embracing' of the culture began with Trudeau Sr. and his favoring of Mao, a man who killed over 80 million citizens. WOW, a culture to be 'admired' eh? Again, I ask, WHY are the Chinese militia occupying this country and running a training facility on Salt Spring Island? NO ONE in either the Provincial or Federal Government will answer that. The massive money laundering that jacked up BC real estate, that Gregor Robertson and Christy Clark did NOTHING to stop and yet barely a charge was laid only the typical 'internal investigations' WHY? I suspect both government officials and police have been threatened with bodily harm towards them or family, what ELSE could it be? It's a culture I once admired for their healing modalities of acupuncture (I still adhere to it), Qi Gong, Tai Chi, etc., but there's a severe sadistic 'bent' lurking within the higher 'castes' that I cannot accept. They've crossed the line in OUR country and it's looking like we'll be damned to try to recover what we've lost.
Be interesting to see what corporate entity gets awarded the contracts for all this new defence spending that Carney is planning. Oh, and last I heard he is planning for Canada to join the EU. That has to be absolute madness but I guess that’s where elbows up takes us.
What? Giving my tax money to China? Who dreamed this one up! So this is how the NDP - the great defenders of every day workers in Canada protect jobs and families. Where is the National NDP executive on this matter. What? Nothing to say there either. So, the BC NDP are not protecting Canadian workers? Are they not the "party of the people?"
Where is the National outcry from unions and blue collar workers. The NDP regulars. Where is their outrage? In who's world should we be putting Chinese workers over Canadian workers: China's economy over Canada's economy. Especially in these very uncertain and difficult times. Not now. Not ever.
The right decision. The proper decision.The only decision is for those lilly livered federal Liberals to show some spine. Do their duty to all of Canada and Step in... Cancel the Chinese contract. Do it now. Anything less is, and forever will be totally unacceptable.
All Canadians should raise their voices in soilidarity and force both BC NDP and the Federal Liberal government to defend Canadian workers and our failing economy and get this contract built here. With the knock-on multiplier effect of that lost billion dollar stimulus, the fiscal loss to Canada is actually multiple Billions of dollars - an enormous loss affecting every household across this country.
Speak up everyone! Don't be silent on this one. Shame both the NDP and the Liberals into correctly keeping this contract at home.
Carney has a different definition of sovereignty than what most of us would expect. Page 455 of his book Value(s) says that we must not confuse sovereignty with independence. True sovereignty is reflected not in the power of making laws…but in the ability to control outcomes. Likewise true patriotism on page 454 and 456: True patriotism is the opposite of egotistical nationalism. Advancing patriotism by reinstilling common purpose, ideals and values in international affairs is integral to building opportunities for all Canadians. We need a new form of international integration, one that is focused on outcomes and that maintains values and preserves sovereignty in its truest sense.
My concern is that being built in China means that China will always have access AND control over the software perhaps shutting them down whenever they choose (not to mention the amount of OUR money being sent to China as well as the jobs that will go with it!! 😡🤬
Build in what Canadian shipyard? We don’t have the capacity or capability.
But I’m surprised the contract didn’t go to South Korea. They’d have built under budget, and in record time.
Then again, we know the CCP controls Ottawa and BC. So I’m not surprised.
I hope all you Liberal and NDP voters can keep those smug little smiles on your faces as our country fall apart.
Dave, that’s the kind of defeatist thinking Ottawa is counting on. “We don’t have the capacity.” Really? Then what’s the point of the billions we’ve dumped into Seaspan in Vancouver and Davie Shipyard in Quebec over the past decade? These aren’t ancient relics—we’re talking about world-class facilities that have built everything from naval supply ships to ferries before.
Yes, Seaspan has federal contracts—but you’re telling me a country that can build combat vessels for NATO can’t assemble a ferry? That’s not a capacity issue—that’s a prioritization failure. If Eby or Carney had any political will, they could’ve stepped in, fast-tracked yard space, or even facilitated a national yard collaboration. But they didn’t. Because they didn’t want to.
Yes, Dan, I agree and let's not forget our Halifax shipyards.
No, that’s the thinking that a decade of Liberal government has preached to us over and over.
And South Korea would have sent us the first ferry a few months after the tender was given
Canadian shipyards would take 15 years to build the first one, and cost overruns would be ANOTHER billion.
Look Dave, I get where you're coming from—but let’s be honest, you’re thinking about the FastCat debacle that sunk the NDP 20 years ago. And yeah, that project was a mess. But it wasn’t a failure because Canada can’t build ships—it was a failure because they jumped in with no real plan, no proper specs, and no industry coordination. They built aluminum catamarans with experimental tech, rushed the timelines, ignored cost controls, and never properly aligned with BC’s ferry needs.
It was doomed from the jump—not because Canadian workers can’t deliver, but because politicians treated it like a PR stunt, not a national infrastructure project.
But here’s the bigger question: isn’t the point of building Canada strong about actually building something?
Do we throw our hands up every time something gets hard? Or do we build the capacity, train the next generation of welders, and make sure the next contract goes to Canadians—not Beijing?
South Korea’s good at shipbuilding. No one denies that. But this isn’t about efficiency anymore. It’s about sovereignty. About jobs. About whether we invest in our country or keep writing cheques to foreign regimes.
If we don’t have the infrastructure—we build it.
If we don’t have the workforce—we train it.
Because if we give up now, we’re not just outsourcing ships—we’re outsourcing our future.
I vaguely recall the FastCat thing… I left BC in 1994 and other than a couple of trips to see family, haven’t cared about BC since. They’ll implode on their own.
Sovereignty? Carney talks a good game, but doesn’t give a shit about Canada. I don’t think PP does either.
We are not, in many, many ways, a sovereign nation. We’ve been sold. Started with PET and continues to this day.
No governments “invest in Canada”. All governments do what the fuck they want with their primary goal to Stay In Power.
I also note you make no mention of China’s tariffs on our canola.
Oops… the West is ignored again!
Bingo! EXACTLY
Canada started digging it's grave with PET. The worst thing that happened to canada.
Davie Shipyard in Quebec city has lots of room to build it.
Even Washington could build it in the Vancouver Yard lots of room.
I thought Vancouver was tied up doing work on our “naval vessels”.
Well they have a large laydown yard easily can do more then one plus they also have the graving dock on Vancouver Island.
And they have thae hall built for the fast cats
Do they have the ability do deliver on time and on budget?
I think not.
The question should be what will that 1 billion investment by BC and Canada do for British Columbians involved in the industry already.
I am sure that They could as could Davie in Quebec.
But that would cut out the agent in the middle who will pay the kickbacks.
And when you consider that BC Ferries has the most expensive management of any ferry company in the world and are nowhere near the largest you could cut the management in half and easily pay any extra cost from that alone.
Seaspan Formerly Washington marine corporation. With the operations they have should have no trouble at all. As for the coast guard ships they are working on that shouldn't be a problem either.
We have a coast guard?
When I was in the Lower Mainland all they did was cruise Wreck Beach looking at naked women and jerking each other off.
Yaa the liberals have now made them part of the military so they could make the 2% of GDP we where supposed to meet 5 years ago now we are supposed to be at 5% of GDP.
And they want to continue to import everything for our paper tiger they call a miltary, the ships we build are all of imported steel and all weapons and systems even engines and drives are all imported.
As the Feds continue to bow to Bejing neglecting their constituents :( while some stupidly did the elbows up chicken dance with/to the Oligarch rich bitches. More like backside up :(. Canada is in recession balls deep in debt with addiction untreated and fentanyl flowing; homes not being built and Carney flaunting with G7 cronies in Kananaskis AB. #FJT #FMC
The morons voted for Carney.
The ones that require institutionalization definitely :(
Carney / Trudeau Liberals, hang ‘em” high, bad for Canada, if Canadians have not figured it out yet, you are brain dead.
Good article Dan, correct assessment. The sooner Canadians realize that the regime that is allegedly in power in Ottawa is not about to do anything to help Canadians, the better. The plan is about the dismantling of Canada, the crushing of the economy and the defeat of the population, end of story. To think otherwise will lead you to shouting at the tv, posting angry tweets and memes and leading you into a perpetual state of madness and depression. Helping Canadians and rebuilding the economy are not Carneys “values”. Looking out for himself, his shareholders and controllers are his only “values”. The die has been cast for Canada, the UK and Australia.. all the “kings” territories are about to implode financially and explode with immigration. The government is not saving anyone.. perhaps they will offer lessons in mandarin or punjabi to go along with the UBI.
Carney was drop shipped into Canada by BIS, to finish of Canada, that Carney and Trudeau have been destroying for the past 10 years, not rocket science stuff, it is all there if you look hard enough, evil is as evil does, boy are they evil, WEF bum buddies.
Wasn't there concerns not long ago about lots of the container cranes are built in China, operational in the USA, and possibly Canada ports/docks.
As far as they could tell, the container cranes we're not spying and not remote controllable. But who really knows... container cranes are the heart flow of shipping docks.
Now the ferris come into play?
Everybody is trying to rape and pillage Canada, our so called leaders are all in on it, aka Carney / Trudeau, WEF, BIS, Canada is in the fight of our lives to the Carnage we are facing, first step some how Canadians have to figure a way to rid of Carney and Liberals.
So why did the idiots vote for Carney????
Because they are idiots.
if it was an honest election pp would be running the rape and pillaging of canada.
canada is africa 200yrs ago.
Read the book “ Tower of Basel “ by Adam Lebor, he can explain it better than I ever can.
No party in Canada will stand up to the Chinese Communist Party whether the NDP in BC, the federal Liberals or Stephen Harper’s Conservatives with the FIPA deal.
Yes, some MPs like Michael Chong (Conservative), and Jenny Kwan (NDP) will continue do so but our governments love CCP money and sweet talking.
You're absolutely right! And why would that be? Because the CCP PRC are ripe with abusive behaviours. That culture is indoctrinated almost at birth with a sick loyalty and serious psychopathic bent. Try having a 'debate' with any of them and you will be overthrown in seconds. There is NO debate, it's THEIR WAY or nothing! They will coerce, threaten, bribe or extort from whomever they can to achieve what THEY WANT and what they want is to OWN Canada. They already OWN the Pacific Rim from the ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver all the way into the USA! They own some of Alberta's oil production. They 'quietly' moved into BC many decades ago bringing with them their criminal mindsets because THEY'RE masters at GASLIGHTING and deception. The 'practicing Buddhists' across Canada don't realise that it's dirty money that's building the huge centre outside of Peterborough all under the guise of a 'faith' that these criminals don't even follow. I believe it was a former UBC professor (could be wrong need to find it) who'd written over 30 years ago the silent takeover of BC by the CCP IF the governments of the day didn't get a handle on the influx. The City of Richmond is a classic example of the culture slowly overtaking the city and forcing out long time residents. The 'embracing' of the culture began with Trudeau Sr. and his favoring of Mao, a man who killed over 80 million citizens. WOW, a culture to be 'admired' eh? Again, I ask, WHY are the Chinese militia occupying this country and running a training facility on Salt Spring Island? NO ONE in either the Provincial or Federal Government will answer that. The massive money laundering that jacked up BC real estate, that Gregor Robertson and Christy Clark did NOTHING to stop and yet barely a charge was laid only the typical 'internal investigations' WHY? I suspect both government officials and police have been threatened with bodily harm towards them or family, what ELSE could it be? It's a culture I once admired for their healing modalities of acupuncture (I still adhere to it), Qi Gong, Tai Chi, etc., but there's a severe sadistic 'bent' lurking within the higher 'castes' that I cannot accept. They've crossed the line in OUR country and it's looking like we'll be damned to try to recover what we've lost.
Fun fact: I lived in Richmond until 2003.
And no, I do not have any spare large hockey bags.
Turkeys voting for Christmas.
Be interesting to see what corporate entity gets awarded the contracts for all this new defence spending that Carney is planning. Oh, and last I heard he is planning for Canada to join the EU. That has to be absolute madness but I guess that’s where elbows up takes us.
What? Giving my tax money to China? Who dreamed this one up! So this is how the NDP - the great defenders of every day workers in Canada protect jobs and families. Where is the National NDP executive on this matter. What? Nothing to say there either. So, the BC NDP are not protecting Canadian workers? Are they not the "party of the people?"
Where is the National outcry from unions and blue collar workers. The NDP regulars. Where is their outrage? In who's world should we be putting Chinese workers over Canadian workers: China's economy over Canada's economy. Especially in these very uncertain and difficult times. Not now. Not ever.
The right decision. The proper decision.The only decision is for those lilly livered federal Liberals to show some spine. Do their duty to all of Canada and Step in... Cancel the Chinese contract. Do it now. Anything less is, and forever will be totally unacceptable.
All Canadians should raise their voices in soilidarity and force both BC NDP and the Federal Liberal government to defend Canadian workers and our failing economy and get this contract built here. With the knock-on multiplier effect of that lost billion dollar stimulus, the fiscal loss to Canada is actually multiple Billions of dollars - an enormous loss affecting every household across this country.
Speak up everyone! Don't be silent on this one. Shame both the NDP and the Liberals into correctly keeping this contract at home.
Time is urgent here.
A very concerned Canadian citizen.
RISE UP!
Elbows up everybody! I fear we might need a revolution to get rid of these stupid, incompetent and treasonous libtards. This is a living nightmare.
Carney has a different definition of sovereignty than what most of us would expect. Page 455 of his book Value(s) says that we must not confuse sovereignty with independence. True sovereignty is reflected not in the power of making laws…but in the ability to control outcomes. Likewise true patriotism on page 454 and 456: True patriotism is the opposite of egotistical nationalism. Advancing patriotism by reinstilling common purpose, ideals and values in international affairs is integral to building opportunities for all Canadians. We need a new form of international integration, one that is focused on outcomes and that maintains values and preserves sovereignty in its truest sense.
Yeah Carney's sees GREEN DOUBLE VISION, I don't care how you or HE INTERPRETS things, its the same pig just a different shade of GREEN lipstick.
Yay cheap built ferries that will fall apart really quick. Anything from that country is built cheaply. Look at their ev’s.
Just shows again who Carney’s Master is!
My concern is that being built in China means that China will always have access AND control over the software perhaps shutting them down whenever they choose (not to mention the amount of OUR money being sent to China as well as the jobs that will go with it!! 😡🤬
Remember our NetZero commitment, better for the Chinese to polut with the coal powered plants.