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There are but two things we can all agree on

by Aaron Wherry on Friday, May 8, 2009 12:27pm - 9 Comments

The following statement from Liberal whip Rodger Cuzner was greeted with a standing ovation from both Liberals and Conservatives yesterday.

Mr. Speaker, the air around the city of Hamilton is charged with excitement today in anticipation of the return of the great one. Relax, my Conservative friends, I do not mean Sheila Copps, rather the great one himself, Wayne Gretzky. In a move that is driven by his great passion for hockey and his deep belief in the potential of southern Ontario, Jim Balsillie is once again trying to bring the NHL to its senses and a team to the region. Now, being a lifelong Toronto Maple Leafs fan, I really understand the jokes that are coming, such as, if southern Ontario gets an NHL team, then Toronto will want one, too. I think the potential of regional rivalries in a battle of Ontario with a third combatant is great stuff. I appreciate the league’s valiant attempt to grow a fan base in the Arizona desert, but the experiment has been scorched. It is time the NHL recognized the huge potential that exists in southern Ontario and the opportunity to bring into its fold one of this country’s most progressive and successful entrepreneurs in Jim Balsillie. I really hope that this transaction is allowed to go forward.

The other thing we can all agree on? That our Olympic athletes should be wrapped at all times in seal skin.

Tags: Jim Balsillie, Olympics, Phoenix Coyotes, Rodger Cuzner, seal hunt, seal skin, Sheila Copps, Wayne Gretzky

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John.K

CBC reported last night that if the team came to Canada, Gretzky wasn’t coming with it.

Lord Kitchener’s Own

Yet another plus!

All due respect to the Great One, but he’s a horrible coach.

Wayne

bad coach? – I have read all sorts of good things how so is not a good one? I can’t imagine an Olympics now wtihout him it would be like pancakes without maple syrup!

Lord Kitchener’s Own

True, but for the Olympics he knew enough to get good coaches.

http://bcinto.blogspot.com BCer in Toronto

And all that time Wayne has spent outside of the country, being successful (well, until he took he job in Phoenix). We don’t like that kind of thing in Canada.

Critical Reasoning

His American wife prefers the climate in Phoenix. I can’t say I blame her.

eastcoaster

I am really sick of shit Canadians, You would think that this would be exciting to him to get a chance to get close to home again. Wayne you stay there and work on your tan, and I hope no one ever gives you any involvement with anything in Canadian sports (Hockey) again, if they do, I won’t be watching. Maybe you should get Pronger over for a sleep over, you belong together.

Wascally Wabbit

I heard that Sheila declined the invitation to come out of retirement to be the Liberal team enforcer.
She hoped instead that Commissioner Bettman would clean up the game and come to his senses.
After all, the Hamilton venue is named after another great politician!
madeyoulook

Luckily, the COC has an ounce or two of common sense and told the politicians to shove it re seal pelts. Well, ok, they said something like the clothing is already getting sewn together and it’s best to keep politics out of sport, but you get the idea.