can confirm, it isn't going over well....
- Codes1087

He bud, how are things? Family home safe and sound?

He bud, how are things? Family home safe and sound?
- 1970vintage

things are good man. Still working away at the office trying to get a handle on this stupid thing. Wife and kids are at home isolating, so definitely better than some people out there.

how about you?

can confirm, it isn't going over well....
- Codes1087

I'm going to leave politician's out of this. What goes around...

RIP Bill Withers

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This won't go over well...


https://globalnews.ca/new...TS3NJgqo4EngG0xglnSBmhYZI
- VanHockeyGuy

I read this morning that 3M has twenty international distributors, outsourced for cheap labor, so they don’t actually produce the majority of the masks in the States. I guess they could force them to ship the masks they have back to the USA?

I read this morning that 3M has twenty international distributors, outsourced for cheap labor, so they don’t actually produce the majority of the masks in the States. I guess they could force them to ship the masks they have back to the USA?
- LeftCoaster

Yesterday the PM said masks were a struggle to source. Not a good thing.

I'm going to leave politician's out of this. What goes around...
- VanHockeyGuy

politics aside, that dumb mother (frank)er just made our jobs a hell of a lot harder than it already was.

He just doesn't think before opening his big fat mouth
- 1970vintage

You're just noticing that now?

I read this morning that 3M has twenty international distributors, outsourced for cheap labor, so they don’t actually produce the majority of the masks in the States. I guess they could force them to ship the masks they have back to the USA?
- LeftCoaster

hospitals require certification for medical masks, and their distributors don't have that. They are a main distributor of N95's in healthcare.

He just doesn't think before opening his big fat mouth
- 1970vintage

He is now breaking international laws.

hospitals require certification for medical masks, and their distributors don't have that. They are a main distributor of N95's in healthcare.
- Codes1087

The Vancouver Sun
@VancouverSun
Huawei donates shipment of medical masks to B.C.

The Vancouver Sun
@VancouverSun
Huawei donates shipment of medical masks to B.C.
- VANTEL

which is awesome

i mean, we are so desperate, we will be looking at Bauer for face shields. scary times ahead.

CBC News Alerts
@CBCAlerts
· 2h
3M pushes back against Trump administration's request to stop exporting US-made N95 respiratory masks to Canada, Latin America. Minnesota-based company warns of 'significant humanitarian implications,' says if other countries retaliate, fewer masks would be available for US.

which is awesome

i mean, we are so desperate, we will be looking at Bauer for face shields. scary times ahead.
- Codes1087

Canada will need to become more self sufficient . I think this could be the start of a lot of things US starts self hoarding.

things are good man. Still working away at the office trying to get a handle on this stupid thing. Wife and kids are at home isolating, so definitely better than some people out there.

how about you?
- Codes1087

Good. Business is closed. Working on repair/maintenance/cleanliness things. Still unsure if the wage subsidies will keep me in work or if I will get laid off next week. Everyone is healthy so far, but bored out of their minds.

Canada will need to become more self sufficient . I think this could be the start of a lot of things US starts self hoarding.
- VANTEL

I think the PMs response this morning was very good, and well thought out. I believe Trumps order wasn’t an order, but a request, and that 3M isn’t interested in abiding by that request.

which is awesome

i mean, we are so desperate, we will be looking at Bauer for face shields. scary times ahead.
- Codes1087

3M will deliver. Apparently it is US distributors jacking the prices (up to as much as $7 per). Production has ramped up to the 100’s of millions per month. And they expect to be producing 2 billion masks this year.

3M will deliver. Apparently it is US distributors jacking the prices (up to as much as $7 per). Production has ramped up to the 100’s of millions per month. And they expect to be producing 2 billion masks this year.
- 1970vintage

Thanks Vintsy

3M will deliver. Apparently it is US distributors jacking the prices (up to as much as $7 per). Production has ramped up to the 100’s of millions per month. And they expect to be producing 2 billion masks this year.
- 1970vintage

Still not going to be enough to go around though, those 2 billion will go FAST spread out in the US, Canada and Latin America, it's like sticking your finger into the dam to stop a leak only for 4 more cracks to appear elsewhere.

Rick Dhaliwal has been keeping up on some Canucks news the last two days


Juolevi is fully healthy and training hard
Europe teams interested in Sven ( no return interest)
Europe teams interested in Reid Boucher (RFA)
Tryamkin topic (Not talks) heating up . Agent says no need to talk about Utica
Hoglander and Brome signing held up bu IIHF agreement
Rathbone to decide in few weeks if signing with Canucks . My money is on return to school.
Rick doesn't think Tanev will return in Cap remains the same. No hometown discounts, repeated it twice. That leads me back to a trade and you know who.

I think the PMs response this morning was very good, and well thought out. I believe Trumps order wasn’t an order, but a request, and that 3M isn’t interested in abiding by that request.
- 1970vintage

He invokes the Defence Production Act so I believe they must comply?

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The White House tried to force 3M to export masks to the US from its hub in Singapore as tensions with the Minnesota-based manufacturer spilled into the open in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

3M this week resisted demands by White House officials to send about 10m N95 respirator masks being produced in Singapore for markets in Asia to the US, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

The company was reluctant to accept the White House request on legal and humanitarian grounds, as medical workers across the region would be deprived of protection, the person said.

3M executives did commit to exporting a similar number of masks to the US from a plant in China but that did not stop the White House from publicly attacking the company. Donald Trump also invoked Korean war-era powers under the Defense Production Act for the second time since the start of the outbreak. The latest effort would compel the company to sell its products to the US government if requested. 

“We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way,” the US president wrote in a tweet on Thursday night. “Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing — will have a big price to pay!”

Still not going to be enough to go around though, those 2 billion will go FAST spread out in the US, Canada and Latin America, it's like sticking your finger into the dam to stop a leak only for 4 more cracks to appear elsewhere.
- DariusKnight

They are just one producer though. Apparently they have already more than doubled production output, and are continuing to ramp up. Other suppliers (globally) are as well. It will take time, which some regions may not have, but supply will level out sooner than later. If Trump wanted to actually do something effective, he should levy serious fines to business profiteering from distribution of medical supplies. Those masks which generally cost the health sector $0.85 are now wholesaling for as much as $7. It isn’t the manufacturer, it’s the distributors.

He invokes the Defence Production Act so I believe they must comply?

——————————————————————-

The White House tried to force 3M to export masks to the US from its hub in Singapore as tensions with the Minnesota-based manufacturer spilled into the open in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

3M this week resisted demands by White House officials to send about 10m N95 respirator masks being produced in Singapore for markets in Asia to the US, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

The company was reluctant to accept the White House request on legal and humanitarian grounds, as medical workers across the region would be deprived of protection, the person said.

3M executives did commit to exporting a similar number of masks to the US from a plant in China but that did not stop the White House from publicly attacking the company. Donald Trump also invoked Korean war-era powers under the Defense Production Act for the second time since the start of the outbreak. The latest effort would compel the company to sell its products to the US government if requested. 

“We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. “P Act” all the way,” the US president wrote in a tweet on Thursday night. “Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing — will have a big price to pay!”
- LeftCoaster

Thanks, hadn’t read that yet.

Stupider and stupider.

Rick Dhaliwal has been keeping up on some Canucks news the last two days

Europe teams interested in Sven ( no return interest)
Europe teams interested in Reid Boucher (RFA)
Tryamkin topic (Not talks) heating up . Agent says no need to talk about Utica
Hoglander and Brome signing held up bu IIHF agreement
Rathbone to decide in few weeks if signing with Canucks . My money is on return to school.
Rick doesn't think Tanev will return in Cap remains the same. No hometown discounts, repeated it twice. That leads me back to a trade and you know who.
- VANTEL

Yesterday I read something about the Cam Neely trade where Benning chimed in as he was around the team then, came the year after the trade. Something to the affect that coach Watt only saw Neely as a crash and bang fighting third liner who was stuck behind Tanti and Smyl in the lineup.

Pretty much said a lesson in patience because as soon as Neely went to Boston he was given top six minutes and flourished. So back to my point, he said that’s why they’ve been so patient with Jake, Benning loves what he brings, he’s a heavy body and he’s a fantastic skater which is hard to find in today’s game.

I suspect they won’t trade him but will make other moves to deal with his cap mismanagement.

Yesterday I read something about the Cam Neely trade where Benning chimed in as he was around the team then, came the year after the trade. Something to the affect that coach Watt only saw Neely as a crash and bang fighting third liner who was stuck behind Tanti and Smyl in the lineup.

Pretty much said a lesson in patience because as soon as Neely went to Boston he was given top six minutes and flourished. So back to my point, he said that’s why they’ve been so patient with Jake, Benning loves what he brings, he’s a heavy body and he’s a fantastic skater which is hard to find in today’s game.

I suspect they won’t trade him but will make other moves to deal with his cap mismanagement.
- LeftCoaster

I will start of by saying Jake is not Cam Neely or Todd Bertuzzi . I will end it there on Jake.

Canucks need to do a few things this year and it is guess work . I do wish all Hockey would announce this year is cancelled and get going on next year. Unfortunately they do not have answers either .