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Oh, geez...

It's Andrew Harris bobblehead night this Friday. Likely our last home game of the year, so drink up! Don't forget to bring a tin for the bin. Please insert anger, disappointment and frustration below

I notice it's colder outside since he was suspended. So, not only are the Bombers doing worse, his suspension has made it colder. He says he's working to have the sample tested. That takes a while but no recent updates.

It's bad enough when external forces are working against you but it's outrageous when your fellow countrymen, who rely on your economic contributions, do the same.

Being plugged into a ship. Presumably, it's terminal.

But we knew that he was in this one. The Ghost is interesting because it blends another story line.

The NDP actually got more votes in 2019 than they did in 2015, although a lower overall percentage. But, the right was split in 2015. You're not going to change that many minds. The Right is entrenched.

I'm not sure about that. The leadership campaign exposed Bernier for who he was. I couldn't see him consolidating power in the CPC. Sheer's in a good place only because the campaign was so terrible. He should survive to see another team around him. Re: Singh. The only polls that matters closed last night. He wasn't so popular there. Interesting that minority gov't might save Trudeau. The Libs won't want to a full-fledged leadership review and campaign while holding a minority gov't. They desperately need to remove him but I can't see how they will.

Yes, I was twenty something and it's as much about the event as the movie. Attack was much better and Sith was better than that.

Putting this here so that we don't overwhelm the Movie thread. Rebels fans, there's a special guest appearance by the Ghost in this trailer. 1:01 in on the right hand side, behind the Falcon.

I don't he will. He won the "popular" vote (Hilary says, "hi") and I think he'll survive the next leadership review in a year. I think the CPC should be very disappointed in the outcome but can look at their own failed strategies during the election. Sheer needs to grow, he needs to mature. And, presumably, he can do that.

This makes no sense (as usual). Poor me attitude, whine. 80 seats represents around half of their overall seat count. They took two-thirds of the largest province that represents more than a third of the overall seat count in parliament. Ontario will always play a huge role in how this country is governed. Just watch the Rebel's coverage in reverse. You'll see a mixed bag from BC, then blue across Alberta and Saskatchewan, mixed in Manitoba, primarily red in Ontario and then red/light blue in Quebec, followed by mostly red in Atlantic provinces. Feel better?

Some reflections from last night, cause I'm into this stuff... The Marijuana Party still exists. I'm not sure why? Both Max Berniers lost. I hope we don't see much from the PPC again. They got served last night. I can't believe how much air time they got throughout the campaign. Yuck. Steven Fletcher. What a miserable SOB who has no interest in governing, just settling scores. Good riddance. The Greens are currently dead. With climate change moving to the middle, I don't really see where they fit into the landscape? They're too "out there" on some issues with some truly wacky candidates. May needs to move on. If you're Green and you can't ride the climate change wave, what are you doing? Singh was by far the most impressive during the campaign but that meant very little in votes and less in seats. I have to wonder what will happen to Singh now? There was a time when people thought the world of May but she never translated that into actual wins - is Singh going to suffer the same fate? Raitt/Goodale. We lost two great parliamentarians. The voters spoke. Where is Rona? The CPC would be forming government if she were the leader. Bergen re-elected? That's a surprise! Just kidding. JWR - good for her. I wish she were still in gov't and the PM were not. Philpot. It's too bad she couldn't hold onto her seat. She could have added another voice of reason. Butts gets another term as PM. The Bloc is back. Ashton holds her seat. That family lives off the gov't teat.

Side note, nice to see Robert-Falcon Ouellette lose. What a disappointing politician he's been. Remember when people were excited about his mayoral run? That seems like a lifetime ago.

You're wrong about the NDP. They cannot run another election, so they'll have to prop up this gov't even when they don't want to. They are weak. I think the Liberals will be satisfied with their climate change plan from their first term and doubt we'll see much beyond planting trees. The other area we'll probably see investment is in green science and some infrastructure. I doubt we'll see much on Pharmacare. UCC is dead right now. And, they won't bail out the Province's on student debt, which is likely to rise with all the cuts we're seeing to post-secondary education.

Yeah, but Singh is weakened. Despite all the platitudes about how well he was doing, he lost support. The NDP are in a weak state. I don't see any big agendas that they can push. They actually need the Liberals more than the Libs need them.

I've got tickets for Saturday too. I've always gone to opening night with my friends, even in Australia for opening night of The Attack of the Clones. But, I have a nine year old son who I'll take on Saturday.

The thing is Trudeau can use Bloc or NDP whenever he wants, he doesn't need both. We won't lose confidence in the House but he may not get everything through that he wants. Trudeau has not learned anything from his first term. And, he won't. But, his ministry will probably feel more empowered and we may seem some other leaders emerge.

I got my tickets for December 19th! I'm looking forward to this, even if it's just closure.

Liberals don't need to do much to hold onto power. The NDP are broke and can't afford another election. The Bloc have zero desire to run another election. They'll rule like Harper did with few concessions.

Watch the replay. He watches it the whole way. Bottom video - 28 second mark, you can see the ball and him looking at it. https://www.cfl.ca/games/2633/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-calgary-stampeders/#videos

Good business. And, if Fredo can win in the playoffs, they get a good deal. Low risk.

Hoping for a speedy recovery.

https://www.tsn.ca/fighting-stomach-cancer-dale-hawerchuk-wants-to-live-to-tell-the-story-1.1384658 Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stomach cancer in August, saying he is optimistic as he battles “the fight of my life.” The 56-year-old Hawerchuk took a leave of absence from his position as coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts in early September. The team said Hawerchuk was stepping away because of a health issue but wasn’t more specific. “For some reason the Lord put me in this kind of fight and I’m ready to fight it,” Hawerchuk said in an interview last weekend with TSN. “I want to live to tell the story.” Hawerchuk, who grew up in Oshawa, Ont., idolizing Bobby Orr, entered the NHL with sky-high expectations after winning two Memorial Cups as a junior player with the Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Winnipeg Jets took him first overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. When he signed a five-year, $800,000 contract with the Jets that summer, an armoured car escorted by police drove to the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street, the city’s main intersection, and dropped off the bright-eyed, curly-haired 18-year-old. He instantly became Winnipeg’s most recognizable sports celebrity. Hawerchuk played in the NHL for 16 years before retiring in 1997 with an arthritic hip. He played 1,188 games with Winnipeg, Buffalo, St. Louis and Philadelphia, scoring 518 goals and 1,409 points. Winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year for the 1981-82 season, Hawerchuk also played for Canada in the 1987 and 1991 Canada Cups. Hawerchuk famously won the faceoff that led to Mario Lemieux’s iconic goal late in the third period of Game 3 of the 1987 Canada Cup final against the Soviet Union. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. Hawerchuk said he began suffering from acid reflux symptoms in the summer. While a CT scan failed to show any cancer, doctors found a tumour in his stomach on Aug. 22. He is currently being treated with chemotherapy to shrink the tumour, which should provide doctors with the opportunity to remove it. “The chemo has hit me pretty hard,” he said. “I do it one week and it breaks the body down and then the next week I take a break and build my body up so I can do it again. I have to do that for two months. I really struggle to eat and have a feeding tube, but the last few days I’ve been able to eat a little bit, too. You’ve got to keep your nutrition up.” According to the latest annual report from the Canadian Cancer Society, of the 113,000 Canadians who are projected to be diagnosed with the cancer this year, an estimated 2.3 per cent (4,100) will be diagnosed with stomach cancer. Hawerchuk said he has already talked with stomach cancer survivors who he said are now are left eating a half dozen smaller meals per day but for the most part are living “a normal life.” Crystal Hawerchuk, Dale’s wife, says her family is rallying around her husband and that he has a mindset to beat the disease. “He’s just so himself and low maintenance and doesn’t have a big ego. He’s just such a good person,” she said. “Dale has always been a very focused person, very determined. He’s got mental strength today just like he had in hockey...I want people to know he’s helped so many people and so many kids and it's terrible this is happening to him because all he has done is give back to the sport. There’s no better person in my life than him. He’s a very selfless person." Dale said his family has been drawn closer together since his cancer diagnosis. His children, Eric, Alexis and Ben, are all staying close to the family home in King City, Ont. “You don’t have anything without your health, your family and your friends and sometimes we underrate that,” Hawerchuk said. “An illness like this can definitely put things in perspective. My surgeon told me I’ve got a hell of a battle on my hands, but I’m young and healthy everywhere else. “Like anything in life, you just got to dig in and go for what your goals are. It’s kind of no different than trying to make the NHL. Who knew if I could make it, right?”

I missed putting in the link to show Begelton CLEARLY watching the ball the entire way. https://www.cfl.ca/games/2633/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-calgary-stampeders/#videos