Alex McColl

A thread on how Canada can respond to tariffs by cutting the F35A order in half and buying the runner-up F39E to serve as the bulk of Canada's air power over the next 40 years. Using my slides from a previous RCAF Association debate & research from my @policy_school thesis.

This is such a niche issue yet such an important reform. We really can’t make small apartments/flats work between 4-8 storeys without elevator rule reform in Canada. It’s time to legalize small elevators and the European elevator code in Canada.

No to the pause, but sure let’s do a review. Hire Urban3 to compare the cost-benefit of sprawl to the cost-benefit of bike infrastructure. Let’s have a legitimate review, just like McLean says he wants. The only solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving.

I answered the "WTF" question about 5 years ago in the Western Standard, in a column that also proposed a Triple-E solution: westernstandard.news/opinion/mccoll…

Jeromy is “somebody who is actually interested in solving problems rather than just fuelling the anger machine.” “I’ve learned. I’ve survived. I’ve built teams. Doesn’t mean I’m a flip-flopper, just means I have a working brain.” - @JeromyYYC #yyc #yyccc

While I have long argued that the Gripen proved itself combat capable flying NATO reconnaissance missions over Libya, we might soon see the first shots fired by a Gripen in combat. Thailand’s Gripen-Cs are more advanced than their aging F-16s.

The NaAC (@AccessArtsCA) is hosting a series of roundtable discussions w #yyccc mayoral candidates, connecting them with leaders from oursector in #yyc. Our first candidate @JeromyYYC led an engaging discussion on how we can build a city that is truly accessible + uplifts all.

Went to the eye doctor for an eye infection (I’ll be fine, thanks for asking). Last time this happened, it was free under AHS. Today, I had a $50 copay. It would have been free if I went to the ER. Why do we incentivize low-income people to use the most expensive healthcare?

Also illegal in Alberta (save for Edmonton’s creative work around). Let’s get it done already Alberta. It’s time to legalize affordable apartments.

The food security argument falls apart if all the workers "need" to be imported (and paid only $0.04 more than the Oct 2025 minimum wage). Should supply managed farms be forced to employ only Canadians (and immigrants with PR)?

In the name of Sovereignty, we should give an Australian company a federal bailout (in addition to the one they got from the NWT Government earlier this year). Wait, what!?

Dresden. Every building pictured dates from the last twenty years, the result of a 2002 municipal referendum in which the city decisively voted in favour of reconstructing its historic centre.

We needed more Scott during the election. He gets it. He’s already got the Liberal housing minister on the ropes. Well done sir.

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Viscount Bennett is a major redevelopment that had its own public consultation. It had a land use amendment process that included a public hearing and vote of council. It had nothing to do with blanket rezoning. It’s apartment towers near transit. Don’t be a gatekeeper.

A nice, small apartment building that’s completely illegal in Alberta due to our building codes. We should make it legal to build these within walking distance of transit.