Fatty Liver

Rocks and trees and any other natural resource we can provide them with that will feed their manufacturing sectors. There is nothing we can manufacture that they could afford or would ever need.

I think Chapdelaine can be stolen from Sask., with a new regime coming in Sask. at least the Bombers can offer him more stability in the short term. His O was in the upper half of the league in most categories and that speaks volumes considering what he was working with.

Bass deserved to be on that list.

Chapdelaine hasn't done half bad in Sask considering what he's working with but I would be surprised if they didn't retain him even with a new HC and GM coming in. Their O put up pretty decent numbers even with a QB circus going on.

One day later then expected, but I can deal with it.

Hopefully the Liberals examine the fine print of the TPP and act in the best interest of Canada. Throughout our history we have ended up under the thumb of the Uncle Sam on too many trade deals. Jim Balsillie fears TPP could cost Canada billions and become worst-ever policy move Jim Balsillie warns that provisions tucked into the Trans-Pacific Partnership could cost Canada hundreds of billions of dollars — and eventually make signing it the worst public policy decision in the country's history. After poring over the treaty's final text, the businessman who helped build Research In Motion into a $20-billion global player said the deal contains "troubling" rules on intellectual property that threaten to make Canada a "permanent underclass" in the economy of selling ideas. Last month, in the middle of the election campaign, the Conservative government put Canada's signature on the controversial 12-country pact. The Pacific Rim agreement, which includes the massive American and Japanese economies, has been described as the world's largest-ever trade zone. But Balsillie said parts of the deal will harm Canadian innovators by forcing them to play by rules set by the treaty's most-dominant partner: the United States. The fallout could prove costly for Canada because technologies created by these entrepreneurs have the potential to create huge amounts of wealth for the economy, he says. "I'm not a partisan actor, but I actually think this is the worst thing that the Harper government has done for Canada," the former co-chief executive of RIM said in an interview after studying large sections of the 6,000-page document, released to the public last week. "I think in 10 years from now, we'll call that the signature worst thing in policy that Canada's ever done... "It's a treaty that structures everything forever — and we can't get out of it." Balsillie's concerns about the deal include how it would impose intellectual property standards set by the U.S., the biggest partner in the treaty. He fears it would give American firms an edge and cost Canadian companies more money because they would have to pay for someone else's ideas instead of using their own. On top of that, Balsillie believes the structure could prevent Canadian firms from growing as it would also limit how much money they can make from their own products and services. Balsillie, who spent much of his time building RIM by negotiating agreements around the world, called the comprehensive final text a "brilliant piece of literature." "It's such brilliantly systemic encirclement. I'm just in awe at its powerful purity by the Americans... "We've been outfoxed." Negotiators 'failed Canadians,' says Balsillie And unlike legislation passed in Parliament, he noted treaties like this one set rules that must be followed forever. This deal, he added, also features "iron-clad" dispute mechanisms. "I'm worried and I don't know how we can get out of this," said Balsillie, who's also helping guide the creation of a lobby group that would press for the needs of Canada's innovation sector. "I think our trade negotiators have profoundly failed Canadians and our future innovators. I really lament it." He said the government should have dispatched a more-sophisticated negotiating team. Harper had hailed the agreement as a means of ensuring Canadian access to a market of nearly 800 million people and before it was signed, warned Canada couldn't afford not to take part. The deal must be ratified by all 12 countries, and then it would come into force six months later. It would require a parliamentary vote in Canada. Alternatively, the treaty can also take effect if it's ratified by half the countries representing 85 per cent of the zone's economy. A country can withdraw any time, on six months' notice. The Liberal government has yet to say how it will proceed. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, named to cabinet a day before the finalized treaty was made public, reiterated that the Liberals believe in trade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative government. After the text was released, Freeland told reporters she wanted Canadians to send her comments about it. "I'm going to take that seriously — we're going to review it," she said Thursday. The government, she added, is committed to a full parliamentary debate on the deal and a vote in the House of Commons, though she had yet to set a deadline.\ She declined to answer questions whether the Liberals would be prepared to walk away from the deal. Balsillie warned that the Liberals' plan to run budgetary deficits of up to $10 billion in each of the next three years could pale in comparison to what could be lost in the country's ideas economy because of the TPP. "These provisions are more important by far — times 10 — than anything else in the agreement," he said. "But we're having no discussion on it."

This drives me bonkers. How long does it take them to digest the reality that they lost 13 of their 18 football games! If those stubble jumpers in Sask. scoop the best coaching candidates while the Bombers ponder their rectums I'll burn IGF to the ground!

Oh right, that too.

You know many blind people who drive? Other then Ray Charles and a Ferrari, I haven't heard of any.

Is there any other kind??? I blame you for bringing up bears....but then "bears" is a synonym for "cops" or "pigs" and the bear is a member of the boar family which is really just a hairy pig...and I've seen some really hairy pigs in my time...but whether hairy or not best keep to a safe distance as they're nasty beasts....all sorts of tie ins to the original story. Keep on bifurcating!

I can't believe it hasn't happened already. Why wait? I assume they don't want to take any attention away from the Grey Cup and want all local and any "national" sport media to focus on the event. It does make sense to me. Not like firing MB is going to cast a funk over the Grey Cup party, it's yesterday's news and will follow the words "as expected".

Too many people learn about wild life from watching the mad-cap antics of Yogi and Boo Boo.

Yep, lot of idiots out there but the police have a few of their own and have done a bad job of self-policing their actions in the past, so these videos are a bit of karmic payback for a long history of past infractions. Cameras are everywhere, the police must adjust their behaviour to this new reality. Without a cell phone video that created public awareness of the Robert Dziekanski tazer death in Vancouver Airport, every officer would have gotten off scot-free. Not only do the police often ignore their own procedures but covering up and lying to protect fellow officers who break the law is standard operating procedure in most departments.

I think that's unfair if it's injuries with Richards that's bad luck.Now we could of had both which with our thin Cdn Rec would of made sense. I wouldn't doubt it was a concussion that took him out as I remember the hit, but an entire season? I wonder if he hasn't thrown in the towel after suffering a serious concussion and doesn't want to risk another. Till and if we get a report it's all just wild speculation.

Either was hurt or he just was awful.... either way I would assume all fans should give up any kind of hope on the guy and just assume it's a wasted pick and hope they do better next draft. If that's the case then he didn't even live up to the laughable hype that he was the next Jade Etienne.

I'm anticipating Monday's announcement of MB's release like a kid looking forward to Christmas morning. Hope they don't pull off a lame Orthodox Christmas stunt and delay my present until after the GC.

I think Messam is going to have a huge impact in the playoffs and if Cornish manages to get back in time, I'm betting Cgy. all the way.

Is it now okay for some member of the Bomber staff to tell us exactly what ails Addison Richards? Talk about a disappointing contribution from a second pick, I don't think he was on the field for more then two plays.

Mo Leggett made an interesting comment on the Post Game Show, maybe the only interesting comment heard all year. Irving asked what this team needs to change going into next year and to paraphrase Mo replied "We need to get some real jerks on this team". Pretty obvious that he is referring to is players that do not necessarily fit in with the current "good attitude" concept O'Shea has envisioned for this team and the willingness to accept some bad attitudes that bad dudes often carry along with them. Greg Peach is the poster boy for this locker room, nice but ineffectual. Players the likes of Tyrone Jones, James West, Odell Willis, Mike Pringle, Jerome Messam, Khalif Mitchell, Kyries Hebert and countless others of ill character may not have been welcome. O'Shea has to start worrying less about chemistry and pay more attention to on-field performance.

I would actually be relieved if O'Shea was let go. Heading into next season with the real possibility of achieving the same results is betting too much on "hope" imo. Fan apathy will kick in much quicker next year if the same old, same old, reveals itself early on, and by Labour Day IGF will be as cheerful as a morgue. I just don't think O'Shea knows which buttons to push to motivate this team. Players who should have been fighting for their jobs tonight played like they didn't believe it or just didn't care.

If you read the article you referenced you would see that the reason for this is explained in the first paragraph. "Five female members of the Liberal cabinet are actually ministers of state, considered more junior positions in federal cabinet that serve to assist full ministers. And they will make less money as a result. According to a Liberal party source, Ministers of State are considered full ministers around the cabinet table. However, the pay scale for those ministers is different, with Ministers of State making $20,000 less per year." Being the intrepid "journalist" that you are you would rather shout a headline into the wind and run onto the next one instead of examining the facts of the story.

Is that you, Aardvark?

I'm pretty sure the Bombers haven't practiced since Labour Day.

Lirim's not even going to TO. Contract negotiating tactic or giving Castillo a fair shot to earn the job? I picture Walters having Lirim over for a poker game Fri. night, Bomber game on in the background, Kyle dressed in a sombrero and a serape shooting cards across the table. Lirim getting progressively more nervous and sweating bullets with each card he's dealt. Kyle looks up and drawls; "I see you have no chips left....I think maybe you shouldn't have played this game with me, my friend."

The Conservatives seem to be obsessed with hair, so Rona was the obvious choice. What is a MJ lie?