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It's sort of hard to figure out the impact of vapor.

And more specifically believe in the power of:

believe in the power of

Feel free to quote me as many times as needed!

No problem:

Hybrid - can proceed by indictment or summarily. They are criminal code charges (federal) and are not ever "provincial". .08 and drive while impaired are criminal code charges but law is administered provinically.

There used to be a charge of "being an idiot under the Trucker's Act" or "drunk and refused to fight" that were go-to reasons to spend a night a guest of Her Majesty.

I only care about what a player can bring to the team. So if acquiring LaFrance makes us a better team, great, sign him up, but if not, it doesn't matter to me where he played university ball or what town he grew up in.

I guess when you publicly declare that someone's going to be the "best ever" before you get that contract signed you kinda weaken your bargaining position.

I agree with you on that. If he believes he's doing the right thing for himself and his family, more power to him.

He does have the right to ask for his release. They have the right to say no. He has the right not to play. They have the right not to pay him. Everyone wins!

Seriously? Common sense says that it is inherent in a contract that parties exchange something for something else . Otherwise there would be no need for a contract. That's not at all the same as "satisfactory to both parties" which is what you claimed earlier.

All this attention to a guy who basically said, "I'm starting a new league in 2020. I don't have any teams or sponsors or a TV contract, but it's going to be huge" I present The next president of the US everyone...

That's funny. You might want to check a bit more on that. If you find something solid, give Rogers/Bell/Telus a call and tell them that they are in big trouble.

While again, I really don't have an issue with a player deciding to sit out the remainder of a contract, I will point out that it is somewhat unusual for a guy with less than a full season under his belt to expect that he should be entitled to be released/renegotiate just because he feels he should. If he was a veteran player that had built up a reputation as a solid player, maybe, As for the idea that a team can cancel a contract at anytime, while it might not seem fair, it is simple supply and demand economics. Nine CFL teams versus hundreds of players that couldn't get into the NFL but still want to play means that the CFL holds most of the cards. Not fair? Maybe, but again, everyone knows the rules going in. Wilder is prepared to sit out and that's his right. The Argos can refuse to allow him out of his contract, that's their right. I agree with you completely on the tampering stuff. I'm confident that it happens all the time so no one should pretend shock or outrage.

Personally, I have no issue with someone who decides to sit out. There are risks involved. Maybe it will work out, maybe it won't. There are risks in playing. If he's decided that the risks of sitting out are less than the risks of playing, so be it. He knows his situation better than anyone. Having said that, I won't shed a tear for anyone who makes $50,000 (plus food and lodging) for half a year, even in TO. There are lots of people who make that amount (or less) annually without any of the perks, and have a family. I'm betting that TO has them too. That's the reality of things. Good luck to Mr. Wilder.

How is that ironic? You think that rookies should be able to come in for one year and then hit the free market? That might be helpful for a guy like Wilder, but for the average CFL rookie it means that he's not going to have a lot of bargaining power after one year of developing on a PR or riding the bench. Just going to be more of a head ache for him and for the GM's. Two years is called paying your dues. Pay them, demonstrate your worth (or potential worth) and then you're in a better position to negotiate.

Lol, that news anchor, Kevin Evans tried to pull a fast one on me when he interviewed me in about 1978-79. I could remember his face but I couldn't remember his name. Thanks for posting that!

Well, I'm thinking his strategy might look something like this: Hey, wanna play middle linebacker? We'll pay you this much. I think that this is the standard strategy used in this sort of thing.

Anything said about Mudruckers?

10 minutes might be a tad generous.