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Pallister's popularity was plummeting though, as was his party's. Never reached rock bottom at 33%. Stefanson did little to help herself for sure, but unlike Kenney she never took over a party with any kind of popularity to speak of. Kenney took a very popular party and tanked it. He is far more unpopular than Stefanson. Stefanson's party is more unpopular than Kenney's.

Not only that but Fajardo is a master at placing the ball where he cannot be intercepted. Can't be caught by his receivers either but I try to look at the positive.

In fairness, she didn't exactly come on board as premier at the party's highpoint. Kenney was very popular and tanked all on his own. Stefanson started with people POed at her party already. She shot herself in the foot a few times as well, but most of her unpopularity can be attributed to Pallister's handling of the pandemic.

That's highly speculative but is definitely one possibility. If I were a betting man I would suggest he was getting beat by other players. We have a good crop of recruits and the TC reports seem to suggest some of the young guys have been standing out.

There is a command centre that should easily be able to count em up at the end of the game. However, in game, I can't see how you could possibly enforce it as no one knows how many plays there will be.

C'mon down to Winnipeg, where we will have an NDP government next election. I guess there is definitely some irony there. Doesn't change how the people of rural Manitoba feel about it though.

Gun legislation. gun legislation. gun legislation. gun legislation. Followed by carbon tax. Did I mention gun legislation yet? I am not going to get into a debate about the pros and cons of the government legislation, just throwing it out there that rural people look at gun control a LOT differently than urban people.

Sad but true. You will find this exact same conversation in pretty much every rural community East of Toronto. Trudeau's policies are not popular in rural Canada.

We moved out of grain in the mid 70's because there was no money in it, so I will have to take your word for it on the CWB after that time. The cost of hauling grain to market all depends how much further you have to go. In some areas it was minimal, but others it was quite expensive because the distance was further. My brother now has to haul almost 100k to sell his grain. My brother was the eldest and took over the farm. Our farm wasn't big enough to support multiple families so I went my own way. I think I made the right decision. To answer your question though, I loved cattle farming and hated grain farming. My brother operates a few head of cattle for me that I butcher and sell at auction each year, in exchange I look after the livestock for him a couple weeks each winter while he goes South somewhere.

Same in the area of Interlake my Dad farmed and my brother took over.

No shame in any of that. Jeffers-Harris had all the talent in the world before attitude took him out of the game. Carr was awesome but learned the hard way that sometimes the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence and he struggled in a different offence.

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.

Definitely worked out for the better, the Wheat Board was awful. The prices were awful for grain in general. There is a reason that everyone switched away from wheat and barley. My brother farms in the Interlake and he planted wheat and barley for the first time in decades after they dismantled the CWB because there was actually potential to make money. The only people really upset about the dismantling of the CWB are people who don't farm, the employees of the CWB, and the occasional old farmer who had moved to other crops already.

Thankfully no. lol....but they are in enough trouble in the polls as it is, take away health care and it would take the return of Ralph to get them a seat.

Just a bit of a tweener size wise would be my guess. A little bit underweight for DE in the show, and a little bit too big for rush LBer.

There is no party in Canada that would even attempt the privatization of health care in Canada. It would be political suicide for that party for decades. I do find the term privatization to be an interesting interpretation between the parties though. Some people see allowing private hospitals and clinics to exist as the privatization of health care, while others feel it is about who is paying the bills, ensuring the quality, and ensuring equal access. I fall in the latter, but I understand that others hold a different opinion. The fact of the matter though is that Manitoba Hydro is protected by the Manitoba Hydro Act. While they can sell off subsidiaries that are money pits or have outlived their usefulness they simply cannot sell Manitoba Hydro core services without a referendum. I would agree if it were possible to privatize Manitoba Hydro...but it is not...or at least not without 51% of the population voting in favor of doing so.

Boogeyman politics have been in play against every acting government and opposition for many years. Conspiracy theories are nothing new. The NDP in this province has been telling us their is a secret agenda to sell Manitoba Hydro for 30 years now. I find it humorous that the same people who complain Trudeau, or the NDP, are victims of right wing conspiracy theories are often the same ones telling us that the CPC or their provincial counterparts will set up private insurance based health care, and will sell off crown corporations and privatize the public sector services. Let's face it, while political ideologies differ between the right and left most of each sides supporters are a lot closer to centre than either side is willing to admit and neither side is as extreme as what the diehard supporters and back room political strategists will repeatedly tell us. That would be awesome for sure.

That's likely the best case scenario anyway is that he is available mid season. Guy is a stud, doesn't matter what his replacement is doing. In that scenario we can offer him a fair contract and not have to blow our brains out though.

If it came down to that someone would get an apple and a road map and we would bring back Desjarlais. Whether it is Eli, Gray, perhaps even Neufeld or a high priced vet somewhere else...if Desjarlais is available, and wants to sign the contract we offer him we will make it happen.

For where we picked him it was well worth whatever risk we took, his upside is big.

I think my prized 8 track collection agrees tends to place me in the same boat as you.

Tor/Van/Mtl is where we desperately need the growth though. Yes. The offseason officially became too long today. For sure. I agree with whoever said let's get a bit of diversity happening and attract them all. All ages, all genres.

No...but had he stayed longer he probably would have. Different time and different era too. Athletes these days are a little more, how shall i put it...spoiled.

Hip Hop just isn't nearly as popular in Canada as it is in the USA, but I agree with Jackson...time to put a little edge into our theme music. The Reklaws traditional audience are the ones that currently make up a lot of the existing CFL fan base, and while there is nothing wrong with the CFL playing to it's traditional audience it doesn't help it grow.

I am looking for the link. I was browsing around looking for more info on him and came across those measurables and I was like holy crap how have i not heard of this guy before. Saw his CFL,ca measures afterwards, I would go with that.