From CBC News yesterday, the above graphic and

‘Highway on the Sea’: How decisions made about B.C. Ferries decades ago led to problems today – After building 12 major vessels in its first 21 years of operation, B.C. Ferries has only managed to build five major vessels that managed to consistently work in the 45 years since — resulting in stagnating capacity as older ships have retired. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ferries-deep-dive-2026-9.7193809

Despite having roughly twice the GDP of Scotland, British Columbia (Canada) has built only 3 ferries in the last 20 years, compared to10 built for CalMac.

‘We don’t live in Canada‘ some will scream but you don’t know what you’ve got until you get out there and have a look.