Mark H.

There was another DB not impeded by the post - he couldn't make the play either.

It was beginning to look like we weren't going to have nasty OL like Goodspeed and Gauthier anymore - good to see the mean streak back in the trenches - the last couple seasons.

Partially - but there were certainly other variables at play.

Coming at them hard continually - could have left Powell open in the flats for big gains. Just saying - it may not be that black and white.

Right?!!!?! People with the flu are running around and taking hits every day. I appreciated the tweet because it showed team spirit and camaraderie. You didn’t see that way - I’ll move on.

That’s not possible or sustainable. No D can generate that kind of pressure every game. If they could, we’d have most CFL QBs on the shelf.

Exactly. And those employed people will vote for him again. I'm not a Trump supporter, but that's the bottom line.

Apparently some people this find this funny - I guess you never get sick...

Say what? That's like saying the Esks shouldn't rely on Reilly, or the Redblacks shouldn't rely on Ellingson We'd be screwed if Harris went down, but most other teams are in the same boat. Also, you may want to check the CFL stats - every QB averages less than 10 yards per completion. More TDs would be great, so they could put games away sooner. BUT, this game was put away, with 3 minutes left.

Nichols 94 yards passing in Q1

He wanted to leave you with a question.

Odd and backwards - makes it an odd fact indeed.

So far he’s only wearing it...

Any chance we could - discuss Winnipeg vs. Ottawa?

Harvest isn't done - soybeans, sunflowers and root vegetables still in the fields - hoping for a reprieve...

And their OL was getting bulldozed into Reilly the entire game.

Ok, fair comment. I guess I'm more used to the farms I see in MB. We don't have a dairy ourselves, but have one neighbour with 100 cows, one with 40, and another with 70. The biggest farm that I know of personally milks around 300 head and the family also runs a strawberry farm. Boonstra berries - people on here have probably heard of them. If what you describe is happening, then it sounds like corporations have tapped into the supply management system, just as well it gets dissolved if that's the case.

They are usually family owned, and yes, the average herd is about 80 cows. They are often large, but they are not corporate. I believe the largest herd (in BC) milks over 3000 cows.

It's a tough job and a tough decision - no judgement from me. I get to live in two worlds - the teaching profession and farming. What makes farming worthwhile is being close to the land and the independence it brings.

On that - we agree. The biggest problem in rural areas is younger people not interested in farming. Most older farmers would not sell their land if they could avoid it.

Ok. When supply management was first established, everyone got a share in it based on the size of their operation. But since then, it has cost huge dollars to get into the system, assuming there is quota available for purchase. For example, a quota to milk one 100 dairy cows will cost 3 - 4 million dollars. A layer chicken quota will cost approx. $100 per bird. So yes, farmers who have a quota earn a good living, but all the rest can only rarely buy into the system. Thus, people build cabinets and drive trucks, rather than spending millions to get into one of the quota regulated livestock industries,which are usually not available anyway.

$300 - $500 more in grocery costs, per person, per year. Australia is thriving without supply management, because farmers are able to utilize the world market.

No hormones in either of those industries - I’m familiar with both. Most hogs are also antibiotic free.

It was inevitable. Dairy and poultry farmers have quietly made a fortune over the years, hoping no one would notice. Cost to produce a dozen eggs: 0.65 Selling price for the farmer: 1.90 - 2.50 Hormones must be banned only for dairy, because beef feedlots sure use them.

Seems we have a new trade deal - with dairy concessions made - probably beginning of the end for supply management in Canada.