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Re. “Put elbows up against Americanization of CFL,” Opinion, Oct. 3 An additional point of concern with the new CFL rule changes is the impact they will have on high school, collegiate, or semi-professional football in Canada. Many of these organizations indicated they weren’t consulted on or informed of these changes, and now face a
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An additional point of concern with the new CFL rule changes is the impact they will have on high school, collegiate, or semi-professional football in Canada.
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Many of these organizations indicated they weren’t consulted on or informed of these changes, and now face a decision between undergoing field renovations at a substantial cost or continuing to play under rules that differ from those used in the professional league.
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The former shows a complete lack of consideration of practicalities on the part of the CFL, but the implications of the latter look to pose even more damage to professional football in this country. The CFL already has trouble competing with the NFL as a destination for college players and draft prospects; the imposition of these new rules will only serve as a further barrier to entry for the Canadian players the league wishes to attract.
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Oliver Eastwood, Edmonton
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UCP copying Trump’s playbook
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The Alberta Advantage? Albertans have to sign petitions to prove their preference for being Canadians rather than becoming an extra state in Trump’s empire.
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We have striking teachers because we spend less per student than any other province. A polite description of our health care is that it’s in disarray: cronyism contracts and wait times are just two indications. We have the lowest minimum wage in Canada, along with among the highest electricity and insurance prices. The provincial government ignores opposition to coal mines. It wants to dictate to municipalities on every issue from bike lanes to use of photo radar.
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The approach seems broadly copied from Mar-a-Lago where right-wing politics determines every policy and only the rich benefit. No wonder that the Alberta Next panel would rather we focus on taking control of pensions and policing.
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Ray Benton-Evans, Edmonton
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Smith’s spending priorities all wrong
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Danielle, don’t use my money to pay parents $30 per day to have their kids home from school; use it to ensure parents receive a decent minimum wage. Don’t use my money to help oil companies with pipelines; use my money for schools and hospitals.
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Don’t use my money to fight legal suits against former employees, or to fight vaccination and gender wars; use my money to fight for all Albertans to get medical care, education, supports for the disabled. Don’t use my money to visit the U.S.; get back to the office and do your job.
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Gwen Potts, Edmonton