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Helle was flat...it happens occasionally. At least we don't have to pray for goaltending on a nightly basis like the Laffs.

Some of their church leaders are leading them down a bad path. It's too bad really.

There is zero chance that 38 million Canadians will be vaccinated by September. We could have 100 million doses available and we won't get that kind of vaccine uptake ever. I am hoping we can get 70% of Canadians immunized and I think the government will have to be heavy handed with no-vax restrictions to achieve that. There are just too many people who are being down right stupid on the whole vaccination process. The last 10-15% to herd immunity will be a trickle and will only be coming in kicking and screaming because they don't have a vax ID card or vax passport. At a time we are entering the 3rd wave caused primarily by a dangerous variant we have a lot AZ just sitting on the shelves. If the current state of our pandemic doesn't inspire people to go get it I don't foresee the vaccine hesitancy getting any better when case numbers fall.

Yea...I can believe that. They are trained to have each others backs and the lines can become easily blurred between when to do so, and when not to do so very easily I would think.

I am of two minds on this whole police racism thing. Part of me is appalled by any racist behavior on the part of police, particularly when it manifests itself in a tragedy or excessive use of force. The other part of me wonders how much of it is actually racism though as opposed to just a cop using excessive force and exercising extremely poor judgement. Let's face it, the reality is that 90% of police calls come from socio-economic disadvantaged areas of their jurisdiction. When 90% of your time is spent in areas that are predominantly populated by black, native, or other visible minorities due to the fact that statistically they have large communities of economic disadvantage and therefore crime, then that is where the poor policing is most likely to occur. I'm not sure if this behavior is overtly racist, just bully police officers who finally get their chance to be bullies.

I like both of those ideas, but realistically as a struggling ex-smoker, I still feel very strongly about government stepping in on the nicotine issue. Most smokers are completely aware of the effects of their choice to smoke. Quitting would become exponentially easier if the tobacco/vaping companies were forced to gradually decrease nicotine levels in their products. Couple that with what was described above and some meaningful change might occur. I think big tobacco must be paying for some of these studies on how to reduce smoking because by far the largest impediment to decreasing smoking is nicotine addiction....anyone who smokes and has quit or has failed to quit will tell you that. Only a very small % of smokers do so because they actually enjoy it. They may enjoy the cigarette because of the nicotine relief they get but nearly no one will tell you that the flavor and sensation of smoking tobacco is addictive.

If governments were in any way serious about meaningful reductions in smoking they could and would have done it already. The answer has been there and medical associations have been lobbying for years to no avail for governments to set limits on nicotine in products with a gradual reduction year to year until nicotine is eliminated from all products. There would still be segment of social smokers but the vast majority of people would simply just stop smoking or very significantly reduce their smoking without the cravings telling them to reach for their pack every 20 minutes. It's easy and very low cost to the cigarette manufacturers. I am an ex smoker that has quit and started and quit a few time already. Without the nicotine I would have zero issues with quitting even if I relapsed and had a few smokes one day. It seems insane in this day and age that we allow big tobacco to keep and even enhance the amount of the nicotine in their products

It's no surprise that there is vaccine hesitancy. Most of that can be probably attributed to the absolute garbage being regurgitated on social media. Most people of even average intelligence know that social media is a swamp land of misinformation, unfortunately half the people are of below average intelligence and gobble up every meme and bit of ridiculousness with fervor as if it were the truth.

Wrong. The last residential school in Manitoba closed in 1989. Also, the Indian day schools continued well into the 90's. Choose to be violent...absolutely. Do you honestly think that there is an excuse for violent behavior or that the "system" taught them this? It didn't. I know because I lived it. No one chooses to be victims of violent crime. Lack of enforcement and punishment have contributed greatly to this, I am not for one second suggesting that rates are completely unrelated to socio-economic circumstance....they are. Poverty is a beyotch and helping these people out of it needs to be a priority. However, these communities are not well served when violent criminals, drug dealers, and gang members are slapped on the wrist and returned to the community. That is just straight up fact.

Repeal the Indian Act. That would be a great first step to helping indigenous people out of poverty. When you don't/can't own the house and property you live on when living on reserve it becomes very difficult to build assetts and accumulate wealth both personally and from generation to generation.

I didn't go to school in the 90's. Also, I don't excuse any violent crime perpetrated on others for socio-economic reasons. I know too many really good people that struggle on the daily with poverty and racism to give scumbags who use it as an excuse a free pass. A lot of my family lives on a northern reserve and they are good and honest people and I know the vast majority of my friends and family who actually live these conditions wish that society wouldn't accept a two tiered justice system. The meth and coke dealers, the gangs, the violent crimes are all a part of their daily lives and then when these guys are arrested they are sent right back out to do it again because they are deemed a victim of circumstance and they terrorize these communities over and over again. Excusing this behavior is not right. These people prey on the weak and vulnerable and they know full well what they are doing. When you lose a family member or a close friend to a scumbag that should have been in jail already then you might understand. These communities have life losses like this on a weekly basis either directly or indirectly because the political correct crowd seems to be winning their battle for a multi-tiered justice system. I've lived it and watched it in my formative years, and was lucky and industrious enough to work my way out, can you say the same?

If that's what you read then you need to keep your own biases away from what you read. As for your Truth and Reconciliation comment go #### yourself. I am a residential school survivor so don't ever assume to know me or call me ignorant on something I lived through. The nerve of you.

So long as nutbars like Trump, Biden, and the Clintons are out there setting the gold standard on how to succeed through corruption and crime things will not change much down the ranks of their parties.

I agree. As a society we need to stop making excuses for inexcusable acts. I empathize with all victims of oppression, hate, prejudice, poverty etc but my empathy for criminals trying to excuse their behavior based on these factors is quite literally approaching an all time low. Somewhere along the line our societal shift towards political correctness has opened up a gaping hole for scum to crawl through and this chasm only widens the more this insanity continues. A criminal act is a criminal act, we need to stop reflecting the factors that contributed to it into the sentences and punishments. I don't give a crap about what kind of upbringing a person had, they know that murder and violence is wrong.

So what are you trying to say? lol

Anytime a life ends prematurely by an act of violence by someone else, or self imposed, it is both a tragedy and a waste. I don't think that summation is exclusive to any race, religion, creed, or social standing both current and historic. #ALLLIVESMATTER

Totally agree. Kives is the Rush Limbaugh of the political left in Manitoba. You just can't believe anything he writes because of his bias.

Not sure why they wouldn't tax EVs for power consumption in Saskatchewan. A lot of collective ignorance and bias emerging in this thread. Saskatchewan has to buy a large portion of it's electricity because it cannot generate enough of it's own for existing infrastructure nevermind the countless billions that will be needed to upgrade the grid and supply for future EV use. Not sure why the Libs here think it's a swipe by their province to try and recover some of that cost through taxation. Infrastructure will be the biggest impediment to an eventual conversion to electric or preferably hydrogen conversion and it makes sense to start the process of collecting the necessary funds to make that happen. Typical Liberals....we have a plan but no plan on how to pay for it and when someone does something proactive they are the right wing boogeyman.

It's 2021 or bust for the CFL. The league will not survive another cancelled season...and by 2021 season I mean with fans in the stands because a season without fans is a 15 million dollar loss per team easily and that will kill the CFL. This is very sobering, and grim news for our team and our league.

I'm certainly not against Canadian QB development and think it something the league would do well to implement. However, under current roster restrictions and SMS I understand why they don't. IMO, NAT QBs should be exempt from the cap unless they are rostered and not count on roster limits. Then you might see CFL teams develop some NAT QBs for the 3-4 years most require to legitimately compete for meaningful reps. A QB would have to be pretty serious to stick around that long but at least there would be an avenue to pro ball for the Canadian QBs. I agree. Our rules allow athleticism to shine even in the unpolished players.

Canadian QBs just are not as good or pro ready as their American counterparts. Could they be with a few years of CFL development? Maybe...but I doubt it for the most part. Every few years you get a quasi CFL capable QB like O'Conner or Bridge but they are rare. For the most part CIS QBs aren't good enough to hold the jock straps of the high end IMP QB recruits. Has nothing to do with them not getting a fair chance. The Canadian minor football and university is light years behind in their ability to develop QBs to a pro level.

Just because the XFL has a billion dollar hedge fund behind it doesn't mean they have unlimited capital. I guarantee that they have a dollar figure amount they are willing to lose and it isn't anywhere close to what some people here think it is. The XFL has no franchises per se, and will have a very limited rope on losses before their backers pull out. Just like XFL 1.0, AAF, XFL 2.0. the USFL and all the other defunct leagues littered amongst the football landscape. It's a business and anyone thinking the XFL is going to give us the 60 million dollars to operate based on some good will is dreaming in technicolor. They are talking to us because they NEED us, they NEED our viability and history as a league to differentiate themselves from every other failure league that came before. SMH, at those that think the XFL will save us. Good lord....it's the other way around and we will charge them a hefty fee for doing so and we hold all the leverage.

She left the country early in the campaign and they had a hard time tracking her down to inform her she was now an MP but had to come back to be sworn in. lol

I am bewildered as to how and why the Libs would not give money to the CFL. 1. They are asking for a loan not a handout, and not a particularly big one by federal money standards 2. The CFL is huge in western Canada, and is well liked in Ontario and Quebec so Liberal support of it could not possibly hurt them in an area they have to be desperate to try get some support in to form a majority. No chance the Cons even criticize such a move by the Liberals because their Western base would not like that. 3, The Liberals love to throw cash around, I am sure they have a 40 million dollar itch somewhere in their magic unlimited spending well that they so often rely on. 4. The Liberals want an election. No chance a Canadian institution dies just prior to them pulling the trigger on one. I fully expect that the Feds will be helping the CFL this season. It just does not make sense for them politically not to do it.

That would be great but only if people actually watch it and Prime is willing to pay big dollars for the rights. If no one watches it won't matter what service it is on.