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Old Mar 13, 2024, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by Transpacificflyer
Not anymore. The issue is explained here. Sadly, we pay those increased costs.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcm...ment-1.7092425
These may sound like big #'s but to keep it in perspective the US Secret Service budget is $2.23 BILLION, and that doesn't include the cost of local + state law enforcement resources that are deployed anytime the President, Vice-President or anyone else of significance in the government goes ANYWHERE. I don't think you'd find any Cabinet Secretaries or other Sr. Officials flying United, AA or Delta, but we see pretty much everyone but JT flying AC or WS all the time.

While I agree things are deteriorating rapidly here, I'd much rather be a politician in Canada than the Excited States!
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Old Mar 13, 2024, 2:36 pm
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We have wandered very far from the subject of Canadian celebrity sightings. Please note that the appropriate venue for a discussion on government spending on MP protection, threats to MPs, etc, is the OMNI/PR forum. Further posts in that vein will be deleted.

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Old Mar 18, 2024, 5:20 pm
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Back on topic...

Liona Boyd was on AC1719 yesterday SJU-YYZ. The wife was sitting beside her and helped her set up the free rouge wifi (well, jr actually did most of the work when she passed the phone up to him to fix) and recognized her name. Had to google her when she went to the lav to confirm she was actually famous.
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Old Mar 19, 2024, 3:12 pm
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Famous ... and a remarkable talent.
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Old Mar 19, 2024, 5:16 pm
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Mayor Jyoti Gondek currently in the YYC MLL just north of the bar.
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Old Mar 19, 2024, 6:10 pm
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Originally Posted by yeeg
Mayor Jyoti Gondek currently in the YYC MLL just north of the bar.
I would never refer to a mayor of a city as a celebrity.
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Old Mar 19, 2024, 6:55 pm
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Originally Posted by mapleg
I would never refer to a mayor of a city as a celebrity.
but Yeeg however, that dude’s famous. He got a pic with Ricky from TPB. More than a bit jealous.
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Old Mar 19, 2024, 6:58 pm
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Originally Posted by mapleg
I would never refer to a mayor of a city as a celebrity.
Rob Ford had his face featured on newspapers across the world. Does that count?
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Old Mar 19, 2024, 7:37 pm
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I believe we have been down this road before...
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Old Mar 20, 2024, 6:14 am
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And I met Geddy Lee at Pearson, got you guys all beat LOL!!
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Old Mar 23, 2024, 10:56 pm
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Thanks to a gate upgrade I had the good fortune to end up next to Evik Asatoorian on AC 314
https://us.rudsak.com/pages/our-story
Such a kind, intriguing gentleman.
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Old Mar 24, 2024, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by Symmetre
And I met Geddy Lee at Pearson, got you guys all beat LOL!!
Don't you mean YYZ?
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Old Mar 24, 2024, 10:57 am
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Pedro Pascal a few weeks ago, AC8054 YVR-YKA. On his way to Kamloops to shoot scenes for Season 2 of Last of Us!
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Old Mar 24, 2024, 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Canuckian
Pedro Pascal a few weeks ago, AC8054 YVR-YKA. On his way to Kamloops to shoot scenes for Season 2 of Last of Us!
My wife also saw him in Y LAX-YVR 2-3 weeks ago.
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Old Mar 29, 2024, 11:51 am
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Tom Jackson in YYC Domestic on his way to YYZ. I had a nice chat with him; he is encouraging everyone to watch Sullivan's Crossing.
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