FRIDAY COMMENTARY – STRONGER TOGETHER
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ROAD TRIPS ARE ALWAYS FUN AND ON THURSDAY WE HEADED TO SASKATOON FOR THE ANNUAL PREMIER’S GOLF TOURNEY AT THE WILLOWS.
AT CLOSE TO 500 GOLFERS AND RUNNING FOR OVER 20 YEARS, IT’S THE LARGEST, CONTINOUS, GOLF CLASSIC IN CANADA!
IT WAS AN HONOUR TO BE INVITED BY SASKATOON-WILLOW GROVE MLA KEN CHEVELDAYOFF, AND OF COURSE THE PREMIER HIMSELF, SCOTT MOE.
WE BROADCAST THE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW NATIONALLY ON GAME+ TV FROM THE WILLOWS CLUBHOUSE AND PARADED THROUGH A BEVY OF SASKATOON SPORTS HEAVYWEIGHTS, AS WELL AS SASK PARTY REPS.
CAN’T REMEMBER IF IT WAS OFF AIR OR ON, BUT WE LEARNED THAT THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT LEFT THE DECISION OF REQUIRING PROOF OF VACCINATION TO ATTEND RIDER GAMES TO THE TEAM ITSELF, AND THE CONFIRMATION CAME DOWN ON MONDAY.
OBVIOUSLY IT’S NOT A SECRET WHERE THE GOVERNMENT FELL ON THE MATTER – THEY’VE BEEN IMPLORING THE PEOPLE OF THIS PROVINCE TO GET VACCINATED FOR MONTHS.
BETWEEN THAT INFORMATION AND TALKS I’VE HAD WITH VARIOUS CFL TYPES ALL WEEK LONG, IT’S CLEAR TO ME THAT THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE WAS INFLUENCING THE RIDERS HEAVILY TO REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION AS WELL.
IF YOU BELIEVE OTHERWISE, WELL, GOOD ON YA.
THURSDAY WAS A GREAT DAY AND I’M HAPPY TO SAY I’VE GOTTEN TO KNOW CHEVY AND SCOTT QUITE WELL OVER THE YEARS. KEN’S A SPORTS GUY, AND A FREE ENTERPRISE GUY FROM SASKATOON. SCOTT IS A HOCKEY PLAYING FARMER FROM SHELLBROOK. BASICALLY, HE’S ME!
THEY’RE NOT CONTACTS. THEY’RE FRIENDS, AND I TRUST THEM.
AND I’M NOT ABOUT TO APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE FOR THAT.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY
Why would you ever have to apologize? Ken has been consistent from Day 1. Scott has been essentially Winston Churchill in an unprecedented crisis. What these two show is that character counts. If hockey were to settle the score, honestly I’d like to put Kevin/Scott out against Ryan Meili/Justin Trudeau and let it get handled. Frankly I’d sent the bench after those two and to quote Mark Crawford, “He’s gotta pay the price.” You don’t see these 2 guys advocating for women by playing a sneaky fish game of “Hey I’m a male feminist on your side”, then firing a… Read more »
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