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A few days ago, when Yoshi's re-signing was announced in the Free Press, and he was described as ecstatic to be here. He said that at one time, he was reduced to living on mayonnaise sandwiches with only $18 and change to his name, so this is his best life. From the sound of it, he will be a Winnipeg lifer. Good to hear.

You mean like kyrie Wilson?

Finland taxes their churches 1-2.1%, depending on the parish. I say that would be a good start.

Personally, I'm a bit worried we're not really moving on from anyone. That list of guys we haven't brought back yet does give me some hope though. I'm thinking we likely move on from Taylor (he's gotta be finished after the Achilles sadly), Ellingson, Couture (wouldn't love this but if Dobson is ready, I trust it), Maston and Darby. That would likely free up some cash to make a splash here and there, especially since I can't imagine any of these names we've brought back in aside from maybe Willie got a raise. Hoping (selfishly) we hear some good for us, bad for him news on Schoen soon and then we can look at shoring up an extension with him.

Stockholm Syndrome.

Wilson is already back.

You would think, based on all the coverage from the CFL, TSN and their mouthpieces, that Rourke was coming to the CFL. They've spent more time and energy promoting a player leaving the league to be a backup than they have actually promoting the CFL.

Kind of a cool Bisons-related story........Bennie Goods was, of course, a good one.....

We need to look to Europe. They have the right model to provide sustainable universal healthcare.

Maas was not a good OC for Faj.

This healthcare crisis is both caused by and benefits the Cons. Having systematically starved the system for decades whenever in power, s crisis can now be reacted to by farming out a lot of of procedures at exorbitant charges. They can now wring their hands and point to the expenses and say that public healthcare was what they have said all along- that its too inefficient and costly. Privatization is obviously (in their august opinion) the only remedy.

Tried to copy a comment from Reddit, but it doesn't seem to work. "Otherwise you'll make fragmented sentences like "School. Keep going" instead of " Keep going to school.""

As someone who worked for a for profit medical clinic, I can assure you the bottom line comes before anything else. And I honestly believe we had people with hearts running the show. Even still, at the end of the month/quarter/year...the discussion inevitably lead to $$. Put people who are ONLY interested in making $$ (which is eventually going to happen) and it won't be long before American style health care takes over.

Does Ballsy know about this? I'm pretty sure he's still committed to Bo coming down to the criders.

If only other countries would be willing to match Russia's donations...

I think people dramatically undervalue what Bighill is asked to do on D- and I doubt there is a comparable replacement in this league.

The Bisons teased earlier this week that they had a big announcement.

Alexander and Wilson for a full season would help to make Bighill look a lot better next year....I feel pretty confident in that. He was doing way too much last year, unfortunately, to compensate for all the injuries. My Top 5 remaining would be: Demski Couture Darby Sheed Janarion

I'm sure Walters would prefer if players of that stature and longevity saw the end coming and stepped away on their own accord. Instead of the messy divorce he had with Harris were he had to throw him out of the house and change the locks.

Walters has talked enough about the balancing act of keeping a veteran core together, while mixing in new blood, that I'm confident they know what they're doing. Also, how great is this quote from JJ:

Between that ol and that fan base, Evans is making a mistake for both his physical and mental health going to the gap.

If the higher taxes mean lower suicide rates, less societal violence, better outcomes for critical illnesses, high education rates and increased contentment for Canadians, I'm all for it. The Americans and Canadian right-wingers will be apoplectic, but so be it.

They also need more effective rotation for the Jeff's to keep them fresh and off the injury list, as a good pass rush is the foundation of a good defence. The DE's they subbed in last season were not effective pressuring the QB. The good news is Hansen should be ready to roll but If Kongbo isn't coming back, I'd like to see them pursue Boateng in F.A., he's coming off a serious injury which caused him to miss all of last season, so he shouldn't be expecting top dollar.

This is EXACTLY what I needed this morning.

For some, telling the truth no longer matters. Everything is transactional to get what you need.

Honestly, they probably brought Wayne a bunch of options but this was the only thing he could understand. The two word sentence threw him off for a while. 259 days.

PP is residential school denier. The CPC is just the PPC now. Trash. Not a surprise to see Klein there. That's his base.

Cody and Dane complaining when things inevitably go bad in Regina next season...

Dave Evans is a better fit in BC and Vaj is a better fit in the Gap

We need a kicker who doesn't miss extra points... bring in Maher to compete.. oh wait he's missed 4 straight now

This is the worst I have seen Tom Brady play in the playoffs in forever

Imagine paying 250k for Tony Pip....Christ sakes...

Not to mention how many politicians suddenly find themselves in top roles for corporations that were beneficiaries of their governing once they leave office.

Interesting note at the end of this tweet:

I was looking into this further. I work for a union, you have to register to be able to by the looks of it, and we don't. In fact I am required to fill out a monthly report to document any time I talk to a politician, and any time during elections we have to report every penny spent during the period, with a very low limit (like $3k nationally). Unifor does more so (under 1 million), but I'm going to guess that they're an outlier and that it's a veritable drop in the bucket in the big picture when you compare it to corporations. So, do some unions do this- yes- but I think it's disingenuous to lump them together when you look at the big picture. I don't think union contribution amounts are anywhere remotely near wealthy donors, corporations, or right wing organizations.

I think someone mentioned last week that the Bombers had a few signings in the can, is Demski next?

Absolutely love it. Hope its enough to send his ass into retirement.

Don't underestimate team/management politics and bias. Streveler is better than other QBs on the NY Jets team, but still didn't get the reps.

Assuming that the two Jeffs are back and in good shape, all we need is a immovable nose tackle and a mobile outside linebacker.

Well, our resident know it all mouthing off again. Burgess has all of the answers to none of the questions.

Correct. TSN had him maxing out at 116k if he got his playing bonuses (80k base salary). https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-qb-market-tracker-1.1754589

Pipkin isn't making more money than Vernon Adams. That's an insane statement. And so is saying they're golden when they're not. Rourke made $71,000 last year & every qb on that Lions roster will be making more this season is going to mess with their salary cap. By the time they're finished there will be veterans of the lions signing elsewhere.

Jeffcoats return is very good news....If he's over the nagging injury bug that plagued him last year, look for another big year from Jefferson and Jeffcoat...The return of the Jeffs....like it

a lot of the heavy lifting done, with a few key names left on the board and then some foot soldiers to re-up if possible...

Trying this another way. Took the latest version of the Bomber roster and assumed that if a player isn't listed in 3DownNation's FA List, they were signed for 2023 (at least). Also took into account "stuff I've read". This may calm you or give you conniptions. I do not guarantee 100% accuracy. Bomber Roster – Player Status for 2023: Quarterback Zach Collaros (A) – Under Contract Dru Brown (A) – Under Contract Dakota Prukop (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Running Back Brady Oliveira – (N) – Under Contract Johnny Augustine (N) – Under Contract Fullback Konner Burtenshaw (N) – Under Contract Mike Miller (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Receiver Carlton Agudosi (A) – Under Contract Tavaris Harrison (A) – Under Contract Jaivon Heiligh (A) – Under Contract Brendan O’Leary-Orange (N) – Under Contract Drew Wolitarsky (N) – Under Contract Dalton Shoen (A) – Under Contract but in NFL Window Rasheed Bailey (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Nic Demski (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Greg Ellingson (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Janarion Grant (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Timothy Knuettel (G) – Unsigned Free Agent Greg McCrae (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Luke McMillan (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Offensive line Liam Dobson (N) – Under Contract Geoff Gray (N) – Under Contract Chris Kolankowski (N) - Under Contract Tomoya Machino (G) - Under Contract Drew Richmond (A) – Under Contract Stanley Bryant (A) Re-signed Jermarcus Hardrick (A) Re-signed Patrick Neufeld (N) Re-signed Michael Couture (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Eric Lofton (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Tyler Witt (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Defensive line Thiadric Hansen (G) – Under Contract Cole Adamson (N) – Under Contract Cameron Lawson (N) – Under Contract Ricky Walker (A) – Under Contract Jackson Jeffcoat (A) Re-signed Willie Jefferson (A) Re-signed Jake Thomas (N) Re-Signed Keion Adams (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Casey Sayles (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Linebacker Tanner Cadwallader (N) – Under Contract Malik Clements (A) - Under Contract Brian Cole (A) - Under Contract Adam Bighill (A) Re-signed Kyrie Wilson (A) Re-signed Jesse Briggs (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Shayne Gauthier (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Les Maruo (G) – Unsigned Free Agent DeJuan Cooper (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Defensive back Brandon Alexander (A) – Under Contract Karon Delince (A) – Under Contract Nick Hallet (N) – Under Contract Noah Hallet (N) – Under Contract Evan Holm (A) – Under Contract Demerio Houston (A) – Under Contract Redha Kramdi (N) – Under Contract Deatrick Nichols (A) – Under Contract Jamal Parker (A) – Under Contract Desmond Lawrence (A) Re-signed Winston Rose (A) Re-signed Alden Darby (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Mercy Maston (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Nick Taylor (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Souleymane Karamoko (G) – Unsigned Free Agent Cedric Lavigne (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Donald Rutledge Jr. (A) Left for USFL Tyrell Ford (N) – Signed in NFL Kicker Mark Liegghio – (N) Under Contract Ali Mourtada (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Long snapper Mike Benson (N) Re-Signed

Updated List (MBB Free Agent Tracker): Bomber Free Agents: Quarterback Dakota Prukop (A) Fullback Mike Miller (N) Receiver Rasheed Bailey (A) Nic Demski (N) Greg Ellingson (A) Janarion Grant (A) Timothy Knuettel (G) Greg McCrae (A) Luke McMillan (N) Offensive line Stanley Bryant (A) Re-signed Michael Couture (N) Jermarcus Hardrick (A) Re-signed Patrick Neufeld (N) Re-signed Eric Lofton (A) Tyler Witt (A) Defensive line Keion Adams (A) Jackson Jeffcoat (A) Re-signed Willie Jefferson (A) Re-signed Casey Sayles (A) Jake Thomas (N) Re-Signed Linebacker Adam Bighill (A) Re-signed Jesse Briggs (N) Shayne Gauthier (N) Les Maruo (G) Kyrie Wilson (A) Re-signed DeJuan Cooper (A) Defensive back Alden Darby (A) Desmond Lawrence (A) Re-signed Mercy Maston (A) Winston Rose (A) Re-signed Nick Taylor (A) Souleymane Karamoko (G) Cedric Lavigne (N) Donald Rutledge Jr. (A) Left for USFL Kicker Ali Mourtada (A) Long snapper Mike Benson (N) Re-Signed