Mark H.

. I guess he was selling tongue depressers and band aids.

I think Demski and Schoen are the best YAC tandem in the league.

Even if that's the rule - the puck was behind the net - when his helmet came off.

Well, we can always sign Darian Durant...

I would agree. When ZC has time, Demski and/or Schoen are almost impossoble to cover.

They emphasized almost none of the issues that could have worked in their favour. Just chasing loony conspiracy theories and crazy rabbit trails Freeland almost extended an olive branch once, by saying "she believed strongly that the right to protest was very, very important." But of course, they had already spent so much time on their usual rabbit trails - there was no time left to explore those thoughts

Now that the public inquiry is over, I have to say the approach of the convoy legal team was ridiculous 1. They accused witnesses of wasting time, while they wasted more time than anyone 2. Continuously trying to imply that the Nazi flag bearer was a Liberal staffer. They should have said right from the outset, that this person was asked to leave the protest, and then leave it at that All it did was give the impression that they had no real evidence. And then chasing after Greg McEachern, and destroying any credibility they had 3. Instead of bullying witnesses, get them to clarify their stance on people's right to protest. The second lawyer who cross-examined Freeland, somewhat did that 4. Statements like "you are afraid of Canadians." How stupid is that? I'm sure every single person could find a Canadian citizen, that they are afraid of 5. And speaking of statements: making and reading statements, instead of using them to question witnesses. This shows a distinct lack of preparedness

You could go to school, work, essential businesses, etc. And...no. Pallister was always more than ready to lift the restrictions. Remember the summer of 2020? They even ran an ad campaign Remember removing the mask mandate...only to reinstate it again?

C'mon man, that's just not logical. Most of the world had lockdowns. We are mostly an export economy - we could have had 0 lockdowns or mandates in Canada and livelihoods would have still been severely impacted It's hilarious that you would say the federal Conservatives did not support the convoy. Maybe check out some of the videos of Candice Bergen in question period The removal of O'Toole was already in the works before the convoy - Bergen took over less than a week after the convoy arrived

Vaccines create a higher level of immunity in a population, which does help to contain spread, especially with a high uptake Unvaccinated people who get really sick have a heavy viral load, thus they spread the virus more Contained not stopped

Correct. And it begs the question - what was the point of the convoy? The government has finally done what they asked - but unvaxxed truckers still can't cross the border Which is exactly what the government was saying all along I agree with protests, but this one was pointless, and I might add, costly to the livelihoods of other Canadians

I was concerned about that missed convert as soon as it happened - because of how poorly the offense was playing There was a really strong sense that this would be a close game Just my 0.02

Yes, but the Americans haven't lifted theirs yet - you still can't cross the border from Canada - if you're unvaxxed I know someone who tried - literally two days ago I guess they better get some trucks down there

They said they were protesting all the mandates. Except for the border restrictions, all mandates were provincial

Well yes, it's a known fact that the older population is more vulnerable when it comes to viruses - that's a big factor I also know unvaccinated people in their 20's who didn't get sick at all - in spite of it being in their household But that doesn't equate to the vaccine not being effective

Invoking the Emergencies Act had more to do with the economic impacts Almost 4 billion dollars in trade was lost and high profile American politicians were phoning our government - that's the real issue

It doesn't matter to me whether or not you agree. I am referring to what we experienced in our community. Unvaccinated people got very, very sick. And yes, it was new vaccine and it waned over time. But it still did a lot of good.

Based on first hand experience, particularly with the delta variant, there was a vast, vast difference between being vaccinated vs. unvaccinated

Perhaps, not enough meaningful games at the end of the season - 2 byes in 4 weeks

Turns out, the government was under pressure from the United States, to end the protests / blockades. That, quite frankly, should be all that needs to be said. In almost any other circumstances, the Conservatives would have been all over this. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chrystia-freeland-emergencies-act-inquiry-1.6662347 I took the time to listen to his testimony - I agree with your assessment. His 'tongue in cheek' comments about other convoy organizers, are hilarious.

Just in case someone is triggered - seeing that name in a thread title.

I know this is not an easy answer, but it worked for me I have control over how much of my headspace I devote to pro sports. Any impact that it has on me, is within my control I came to this realization after the Oilers' 2006 run to the Stanley Cup finals - I really got into it - Canadian team, Cinderella story all that stuff When it was over, I ended up seriously questioning if it was worth it Since then, the only league that I follow 100% is the CFL. I simply felt that was what I needed to do, and it has worked for me

I just a spent a few minutes listening to the Fox (faux) propaganda machine Their latest spin: Italy has continued to buy Russian oil all along, which they are refining and selling to the United States Of course, no details about how Italy could do that, given they support Ukraine joining the EU Anything to implicate Biden...

Health spending accounts already exist, in both the public and private sector.

Apparently, Tamara Lich had to 'pull him aside' today.