2025-01-09 14:26:45
The plane in the video is a CL-415 #243, one of two owned by the Quebec government and leased to the LA Fire Dept. as part of a contract that has existed since 1994. The annual lease valued between $US 3.5 - $7.5 million begins in September and lasts 90-180 days [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(191-10-400) Author
2025-01-09 14:32:01
NNN - Quebec is a canadian province [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(106-4-49) Author
2025-01-09 14:43:13
NNN. An aerial crew from British Columbia is also helping fight the fires. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(111-3-33) Author
2025-01-09 19:42:09
The note is needed to highlight two points: 1) the Canadian government leased those planes long ago meaning this act of "generosity" wasn't committed now and isn't even generosity - just LAFD using Canadian leased planes 2) the people putting the fires out are Americans. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(30-2-103) Author
2025-01-10 01:36:03
If NNN is short for No Note Needed, that is proper. This is an accurate diplomatic statement. Resources, volunteers & supply, are coming from multiple Canadian provinces. See: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(71-0-11) Author
2025-01-10 03:36:44
NNN. Proposed not does not offer any meaningful context as Justin Trudeau is simply commenting that Canadian assets are assisting in dealing with the fire, not commenting on the nature of the assistance. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(83-0-12) Author