Mark H.
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Just to be clear, when you say "squandered tens of billions", you mean that the people of Alberta got to actually keep their own money? Because here in Manitoba when we talk about a government squandering billions it's when they take it from us through taxes and waste it on a hydro line that costs far, far more than it needs to be, for no good reason.
As an Albertan who has lived in calgary & been through the Klein cuts... Alberta by far. We've squandered tens of billions just since 2007. Our Conservative politicians out here are douchebags. Manitoba's problem has always been the NDP with its pro labour, high taxes & anti business government. There's plenty of mismanagement in Manitoba but not on the scale of Alberta.
what a ridiculous statement to make. Alberta has seen it's population grow by something close to 1 million people in the last decade, you think it's cheap to build infrastructure to support that many new people? Especially without raising taxes? Give me the government who keeps taxes low rather than the one that raises taxes at the drop of a hat. Oil will bounce back and Alberta will be rolling in the money again within a few years, Manitoba is still going to be stuck with their ridiculously high tax rate in a few years though.So, who really did a worse job of governing in the last little while in their respective Provinces - the Conservatives in Alberta, or the NDP in Manitoba? Who had all the money and blew it all?
My my, touchy on such an innocent statement. Manitoba has worse infrastructure problems than Alta. has, and way less money to have spent on it. Alta., with any kind of competent governing, should have quite the nest egg, even with a minimal Prov. tax, but they don't.
Even though my statement was tongue in cheek…it still stands.
So the question is, who's statement really is that ridiculous?
I don't understand why the Cons aren't going hard after the bipole 3 issue. In the last election they barely mentioned it.
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Germany is better, but countries like Britain and France have enormous socio - economic challenges.
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Two things:
1. Alberta teachers have received wage increases of 5% per year in recently settled contracts (the past 3 - 5 years). In MB, we've never gotten more than 2 - 3 percent increases. Nurses in MB. took a wage freeze a few years ago. I realize I'm only looking at a couple of sectors, but I think the idea that MB. is union friendly while Alberta is not is somewhat misplaced.
2. Most people go to Alberta because the oil fields are the only place in Canada where you can earn good money without having a degree. Of course they could find employment at home, but nothing can compete with that oil field pay cheque. Seriously, if some one running a manufacturing business paid their employees oil field wages, they wouldn't be in business very long.
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**** somone tell air canada. I was an hour early for my flight
You would think they'd have atomic clocks.
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I do not envy the party who wins the 2016 election. With the state of things in Alberta, transfer payments are bound to shrink even further. They used to be over 40% of total revenue for Manitoba; they are currently 23% of total revenue.
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Well, since I am moving to the East Coast this summer, this will be the last time I get to enjoy not changing the clocks
.Your life is about to change for the better - except for getting lobster juice all over your Riders jersey
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If you're going to whine about this - have some wine and cheese instead.
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I believe the Moose averages 7500-8000 over the 7 years they spent at MTS Centre. I think the Ice Caps can draw a similar number provided the ticket prices are more or less comparable to 4 years ago when the Moose were last here. Cheaper prices also need to extend to the concessions if they really want to cater to the AHL fanbase. That means knocking a buck or two off soft drinks, beers and various food items. They can't claim to market to families and those with middle and lower incomes if the pricing for EVERYTHING doesn't reflect that.
I'd be very surprised if they changed the concession prices. At least not until they know what kind of crowds they can draw.
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They contributed quite a bit to IGF.The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere.
No they didn't. They gave money for the UoM fitness centre. None of the fed money went directly into the stadium.
As the old saying goes "there's more than one way to skin a cat."
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You know maybe BLM is just happy to be playing football somewhere he's appreciated rather than trying to go through the grind in teh NFL for no guarantees. Some guys are happy being a big fish in a small pond.
Of course I'm biased as a CFL fan, but I totally respect that
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It's all about D and Goaltending in the play-offs, If you have a hot goalie, you can go far. Edmonton did with Roloson, LA did with Quick. Plenty more examples really.
Goal tending isn't as much of a factor as it used to be. Chicago didn't need outstanding goaltending, nor did Detroit or Boston.
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LeFevour was good for Hamilton last year. Without him they don't make the Grey Cup. IMO, he's the guy who finally convinced Austin to take the shackles off his mobile QB's. They signed a stable of scrambling QB's and ran an offence early in the season that forced them to exclusively pass from the pocket. LeFevour made a ton of plays with his legs and arm when he got a chance and the TiCats scheme did a 180 by the time Collaros came back.
My thoughts exactly. There are times when a coach's stubbornness is simply beyond reason.
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He was a beast on at least one play...This is the problem with the CFL when it comes to fringe Canadian players. They hang around, hang around, hang around, bounce from one team to another collecting a paycheque they don't deserve on the PR. Then about 3 years into their ahem... cough... cough... "careers" the alarm goes off, someone in management wakes up & realizes these guys can't play & finally they're released. An International player with Pall's abilities would have been cut after their first training camp.
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Glenn is an upgrade from Joseph. Riders just got younger.
Of course - what else were we expecting?
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I say he got up front money from Taman. You know, 100k due on April 1st or something equally insane
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Good win - huge pressure by the Jets in OT. So many games that last year's team would not have won
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This is the league where Kerry Joseph has 9 lives...Glenn wil be signed before TC starts
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Mack was as useless as **** on a bull. He'd never have done what Walters did today. Not in a million years. Congrats to Kyle Walters for doing a great job today.So Walters signed more FAs in a 4hr period then Mack did in 3 years?
You need to research Bulls a little more closely...
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I am as much a CFL fan as I am a Bomber fan, I'll watch anything CFL related and follow it all closely... but I don't give any kind of damn about the NFL. It's a horribly over hyped league and I quite frnakly resent it for taking attention away from the CFL. I don't know if it's just a Calgary phenomenon but it seems like the NFL is a bigger deal than the CFL here and I hate that more than words can say. I can not wait for the superb owl to be over with so we can stop hearing about that damned league all the time. Lots of other sports to focus on.
That does it - I'm calling it the Superb Owl from now on
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My prediction: O'Shea will let other people touch the Quarterbacks
Agreed. O'Shea isn't an expert on QBs, so he will delegate that responsibility. The way the coaches allowed Drew Willy to get beaten-up last year to the point where the QB lost confidence is worrisome though. Ultimately that is on O'Shea, even if Dalhquist was QB coach. Also, I'm sure the club would like to have Brohm back and his pending departure will be a loss. Nothing O'Shea can do about that though.
Worrisome indeed. But they certainly seem to be actively doing something about it.
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I never got that American tackles are a dime a dozen and it's easy to find them. Most NFL teams are struggling to find quality tackles.
I don't get the dime a dozen argument at any position.
Don't be obtuse...there are many positions, especially RBs and LBs, that are extremely easy to recruit for out of the US...
For an average LB or RB, sure. For a dominant player at those positions, hardly. If it were, every team would have an Adam Bighill.
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My prediction: O'Shea will let other people touch the Quarterbacks
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I never got that American tackles are a dime a dozen and it's easy to find them. Most NFL teams are struggling to find quality tackles.
I don't get the dime a dozen argument at any position.
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Spin off good sir. My salary could go over a 100 K in Alberta. Here you don't even make that with a masters.