the watcher

The guy sounds like he has a head on his shoulders.

Interesting that Montreal isnt even holding a rookie camp. Seems bizarre. Why wouldnt you want to get rookie Americans familiar with the CFL game?

100% bang on correct. I would say far less than 50% were in favor the CWB at the time of it's demise, their fear was of the unknown not the demise of the CWB. Also, absolutely correct that the demise of the Pool elevators and rail lines were extremely damaging to much of rural Manitoba small towns. It killed the family farm.

It's not that simple. I was a wheat board permit holder. I hadn't grown wheat for years because I had moved to forage and cattle. It no longer effected me but I could have voted. There were many , many older farmers renting out their land who were still permit holders. It wasn't a simple thing . If you took a poll  now it would be 80 or 90 percent that are happy to be able to market wheat and barley like the rest of their crops.
It came into  being when wheat was king in the prairies. It no longer is. With the diversification of crops now it is very difficult for grain companies to hold farmers hostage as they just switch crops. And in a big generalisation farmers today are better educated and very savy about marketing. Yes , there was alot of ideology involved in allowing farmers to market outside the Wheat Board.  But in this case it probably worked out for the better.

It's not that simple. I was a wheat board permit holder. I hadn't grown wheat for years because I had moved to forage and cattle. It no longer effected me but I could have voted. There were many , many older farmers renting out their land who were still permit holders. It wasn't a simple thing . If you took a poll  now it would be 80 or 90 percent that are happy to be able to market wheat and barley like the rest of their crops.
It came into  being when wheat was king in the prairies. It no longer is. With the diversification of crops now it is very difficult for grain companies to hold farmers hostage as they just switch crops. And in a big generalisation farmers today are better educated and very savy about marketing. Yes , there was alot of ideology involved in allowing farmers to market outside the Wheat Board.  But in this case it probably worked out for the better.

If you're looking to criticize Harper, you'll find that the Wheat Board is not a good issue to do it on.  

There were alot of farmers that wanted the Wheat Board gone. Id guess about 50/50. Lots of older farmers liked it, lots of young farmers wanted the option of marketing their wheat and barley like they did the rest of their crops. I had cattle and forage so I had no skin in the game. But did it really make sense that you could grow wheat in Ontario and market it how you liked but not in Manitoba ? Did it make sense that you could grow flax or canola and market it where and how you wanted but not your wheat or barley ?  Yes, the Wheat Board served a purpose , at least at one time but it was questionable by the time it was dealt with. I had neighbors who hated the Wheat Board and neighbors who hated the market being opened up. Now I rarely hear it brought up.There seems to be very few mourners.
In my opinion the demise or perhaps the slow death of the Manitoba Hog board  did far more damage to Manitoba family farms. It didn't get alot of press though. That was the provincial Pc's that changed the rules that brought about vertical integration. 
Edit : I wwould add in the rail line closures and the privatization of the farmer owned grain pools as things that did way more damage to small farms and rural communities than the demise of the Wheat board
 

The wheat board was a non-issue.  We didn't need a board to market any of our other crops.
No one in Canada grows exclusively wheat on their farm.
To be honest, most farmers quit farming because their kids no longer want to farm.  And with land prices insanely high, it's a great time to get out.
100% correct.  There are no more small farmers raising hogs, but still plenty that raise cattle or poultry. 

There were alot of farmers that wanted the Wheat Board gone. Id guess about 50/50. Lots of older farmers liked it, lots of young farmers wanted the option of marketing their wheat and barley like they did the rest of their crops. I had cattle and forage so I had no skin in the game. But did it really make sense that you could grow wheat in Ontario and market it how you liked but not in Manitoba ? Did it make sense that you could grow flax or canola and market it where and how you wanted but not your wheat or barley ?  Yes, the Wheat Board served a purpose , at least at one time but it was questionable by the time it was dealt with. I had neighbors who hated the Wheat Board and neighbors who hated the market being opened up. Now I rarely hear it brought up.There seems to be very few mourners.
In my opinion the demise or perhaps the slow death of the Manitoba Hog board  did far more damage to Manitoba family farms. It didn't get alot of press though. That was the provincial Pc's that changed the rules that brought about vertical integration. 
Edit : I wwould add in the rail line closures and the privatization of the farmer owned grain pools as things that did way more damage to small farms and rural communities than the demise of the Wheat board
 

Yeah, we definitely see it from the NDP, Liberals and CPCs. Liberals warn of guns, Cons warn of criminals running around, and the NDP warn of attacks to healthcare. 

With regards to the fear mongering about the opposition it definitely happens on both sides. We know the right likes to bring up all sorts of nonsense about the left, but the left likes to throw out the things like "soldiers, with guns, in our streets" crap time to time.

Thanks for the clarification.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/james-webb-telescope-images-1.6447622

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Welcome to YouTube, I will be your guide on this mystical journey...

I just think after the last couple of years that this is not the time to play hardball and have a labour battle.  Do a 1 or 2 year deal and get the league rolling again. Then worry about restructuring things.

80 to 1 odds in the Kentucky Derby. This aerial shot shows it best. Amazing !
 

Wow... that is one of the great wins, thanks. 
 
The Jockey...👀
 
wife just mentioned... horses mother bred and ran in Manitoba!
nothing is more exciting than a good horse race.

80 to 1 odds in the Kentucky Derby. This aerial shot shows it best. Amazing !
 

80 to 1 odds in the Kentucky Derby. This aerial shot shows it best. Amazing !
 

I just think after the last couple of years that this is not the time to play hardball and have a labour battle.  Do a 1 or 2 year deal and get the league rolling again. Then worry about restructuring things.

Have you been to the vet? 

People started to ignore the science because it disagreed with their opinion. Yes there was lots of info, but the science is constantly changing and public health was/is trying to keep on top of all the latest. I'm not the smartest guy out there, but I appreciate having the latest info always. I trust our public health officers and completely understand the difficult job they've had. 

Cmon cfl wtf. 

I keep reading the 10-year deal, so that must be a true proposal. There's no way the players should sign a 10-year deal. That's asinine. 
It seems as though this 10-year deal is coming in really late, no? If you're going to throw something like this out, shouldn't you work with that from the initial negotiations? I'm not a labour expert, so maybe I'm wrong. Also, I may be wrong that this is coming in late. I have no idea when it was first proposed but we only just started hearing about it?
Camp better start on time. The CFL/CFLPA are playing with fire, if they don't.