May 21, 201411 yr comment_51458 I'm not a labour law expert by any means but I always thought you could bring in employees from other countries if you can prove that the need is there and the local expertise is not sufficient. If this were true how could we have any imports at all? There are Canadian players available, they are just not at the same talent or expertise level of their American counter parts.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51465 There are special immigration rules for professional sports. They don't need to go thru the same hoops that a welder or accountant would.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51469 I don't see it happening as there would not be enough time to field a team. Training camp and preseason are too short as it is, never mind teach a whole new team the Canadian rules. I would just become an even bigger Bison and Rifle fan. All these friggin professional sports labour disagreements really piss me off. A strike will ultimately become a lose/lose/lose situation. Kinda reminds me of my divorce. In the end the kids (or fans) feel it the most. Us fans will pay with higher ticket and canteen prices.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51472 Nobody will benefit from a strike/lockout. The fans get po'd, management loses at the gate and the players never recover lost wages. I hope we can get both sides together and hammer out a deal that will be acceptable to both sides. The alternative is not pretty and the league as a whole will suffer. Saner heads must prevail. As far as replacement players go. That will never end well.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51476 And are we sure all coaching staffs in the CFL would coach replacement players? It's not really like they are management in a regular business.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51477 I would undoubtedly attend, but at the same time I hope it never comes to this.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51478 I would not watch, to go further I would never go to or watch another CFL game ever again if they waived the NI rule just to try and stick it to our players.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51479 They brought up a good point on TSN 1290 this morning. They don't believe the Canadian labor laws would allow them to bring Americans in to fill Canadian jobs. So to have replacement players they would all have to be Canadian. I'm not sure if this is true or not just repeating what they said this morning. I don't believe that this is correct. The NBA operates in Canada with no Canadian content requirement, as does MLB, and the NHL.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51483 The labour laws are Provincial, the ones with anti scab legislation would not allow replacement players.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51487 cohon just said it wont happen anyways so yeah... nothing to see here.
May 21, 201411 yr comment_51500 Ridiculous. Replacement players would pretty much sink the league... definitely wouldn't 'save' any TV deal.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51508 I agree with the people saying the drop in talent wouldn't be that bad if they waived the ni rule.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51509 Bigger question: Would we still have to drink Budweiser or could we also have a replacement beer?
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51511 Bigger question: Would we still have to drink Budweiser or could we also have a replacement beer? Busch Light.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51514 If we need to keep the NI ratio for replacement players no prob. Just bring back the likes of Brock Ralph and Troy Westwood.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51516 No thanks. I'd probably get my fix by supporting the Bisons and Rifles.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51521 Bigger question: Would we still have to drink Budweiser or could we also have a replacement beer? Busch Light. Can we have a NI beer ratio? Please?
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51522 Replacement players... Would that mean we would be free to sign Joey Elliott, Justin Goltz and Chase Clement?
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51523 Replacement players... Would that mean we would be free to sign Joey Elliott, Justin Goltz and Chase Clement? Don't forget about Boltus! He'll be our starting QB.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51526 Replacement players... Would that mean we would be free to sign Joey Elliott, Justin Goltz and Chase Clement? Don't forget about Boltus! He'll be our starting QB. I suspect that Desjardins would out manoeuvre us for Mr. Boltus.
May 22, 201411 yr comment_51527 Replacement players... Would that mean we would be free to sign Joey Elliott, Justin Goltz and Chase Clement?Don't forget about Boltus! He'll be our starting QB. I suspect that Desjardins would out manoeuvre us for Mr. Boltus. True. He'd probably offer Boltus $450k per season plus bonuses.
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