Rob Longley in the Sun newspapers Sunday reports that Wayne Gretzky is taking a bit of break from coaching the Phoenix Coyotes, a team in tremendous flux, much of it coming from the pressure Jim Balsillie and the bankruptcy courts are putting on the club.
Not only is 99 the coach of the club, he is also a managing partner of the Coyotes and is paid about eight million a year. In bankruptcy court Friday the NHL admitted that they are trying to take over the team and trying to negotiate off that number.
General Manager Don Maloney is quoted as saying the true Canadian Idol "...thought it was better to sit back for a few days and evaluate the situation."
Interestingly this story is getting bigger play in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Halifax than in Phoenix. That should tell Gary Bettman something. It won't, but it should.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
778...The Dippers Speak Out
Scribblings in the various Sun papers today indicate that the NDP could save the Conservative government from a fall defeat if the Tories make strides to boost pensions, slay bank and credit card fees and help the unemployed.
The national director for Canada's fourth party, Brad Lavigne, was succinct when he said that "The Prime Minister needs to decide if he wants to call an election or call Mr. Layton."
The Dips have 36 seats which is a lot of seats for them and I would think they know that things probably won't get any better but they sure as hell could get a whole lot worse.
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The national director for Canada's fourth party, Brad Lavigne, was succinct when he said that "The Prime Minister needs to decide if he wants to call an election or call Mr. Layton."
The Dips have 36 seats which is a lot of seats for them and I would think they know that things probably won't get any better but they sure as hell could get a whole lot worse.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
755...Elizabeth May Doesn't Read My Blog
Which makes me sad.
Well, no, actually it doesn't make me sad because, apparently, the leader of the Green Party, the woman who will be the next Prime Minister of Canada if enough Canadians go insane and vote for her and the Green Party, not only doesn't read The World Famous Dan Shields, she also doesn't read the Victoria Times-Colonist, the paper of record in the riding she is going to conquer, Saanich-Gulf Islands, the Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, the Ottawa Citizen, the various Suns, the Washington Post, watch CBC Newsworld, listen to 680 News or have someone to do it for her.
She is not in the loop. Nor are her people. Loopy but loop free is she.
How do I know this?
Because she was interviewed live last hour on 580CFRA in Ottawa by Rob Snow and found out for the first time, hours after little old insignificant me found out even, that the Premier of one of our esteemed provinces, Manitoba, Gary Doer, had resigned yesterday and was the new ambassador to the U. S. of A., a country whose border she is perched on today, what with her being in Niagara-On-The-Lake doing whatever it is when she is not fixing the planet.
In all seriousness darling [see, I didn't call her baby] you would think that you would try to be as current as me; being current is merely a hobby/obsession for me, for you, Madame Leader who has deluded herself into thinking she will be a Member of Parliament, it is a job requirement.
Seriously, pay attention, darling [see, I didn't call her baby this time either], pay attention.
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Well, no, actually it doesn't make me sad because, apparently, the leader of the Green Party, the woman who will be the next Prime Minister of Canada if enough Canadians go insane and vote for her and the Green Party, not only doesn't read The World Famous Dan Shields, she also doesn't read the Victoria Times-Colonist, the paper of record in the riding she is going to conquer, Saanich-Gulf Islands, the Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, the Ottawa Citizen, the various Suns, the Washington Post, watch CBC Newsworld, listen to 680 News or have someone to do it for her.
She is not in the loop. Nor are her people. Loopy but loop free is she.
How do I know this?
Because she was interviewed live last hour on 580CFRA in Ottawa by Rob Snow and found out for the first time, hours after little old insignificant me found out even, that the Premier of one of our esteemed provinces, Manitoba, Gary Doer, had resigned yesterday and was the new ambassador to the U. S. of A., a country whose border she is perched on today, what with her being in Niagara-On-The-Lake doing whatever it is when she is not fixing the planet.
In all seriousness darling [see, I didn't call her baby] you would think that you would try to be as current as me; being current is merely a hobby/obsession for me, for you, Madame Leader who has deluded herself into thinking she will be a Member of Parliament, it is a job requirement.
Seriously, pay attention, darling [see, I didn't call her baby this time either], pay attention.
WFDS
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
472...You Would Think The Greens Could Do Better
Peter Worthington wrote in all the Sun papers yesterday that Elizabeth May has determined that job one for the Green Party is to elect Elizabeth May.
"Now instead of saving trees and curbing gas emissions, the party's job is to find a riding in Canada where Liz May can win -- not easy, since nature has not made getting elected easy for May, who has an off-putting demeanour to go with her self-confidence."
Note to Greens: you could have picked a better horse to run in that race.
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"Now instead of saving trees and curbing gas emissions, the party's job is to find a riding in Canada where Liz May can win -- not easy, since nature has not made getting elected easy for May, who has an off-putting demeanour to go with her self-confidence."
Note to Greens: you could have picked a better horse to run in that race.
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