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GR> September 18, 2004
GR> Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
GR> OTTAWA TO NATIONALZE NHL!
GR> By Preston Manning*
GR> Prime Minister Martin today announced that the federal government will =
GR> take over the National Hockey League and run it as a "sacred trust, just =
GR> like health care". The announcement came as pressure mounted for the =
GR> government to do something to end the current NHL shut down.
GR> "No Canadian should be deprived of NHL hockey during hockey season," =
GR> said Martin. "We will take over the NHL and run it in the public =
GR> interest, just like we run the Government of Canada."
GR> In an hour long news conference, the Prime Minister outlined reforms to =
GR> the national game which his government will present to an emergency =
GR> session of Parliament next week.
GR> "To protect the NHL from further Americanization, NHL Commissioner Gary =
GR> Bettman will be fired and replaced immediately by Governor General =
GR> Adrienne Clarkson," said Martin.=20
GR> When asked whether the Governor General knew anything about hockey, =
GR> Martin replied "not much", but that Madame Clarkson and two hundred of =
GR> her closest friends would be leaving immediately on a fact finding tour =
GR> to investigate hockey-government relations in Hawaii, Fiji, and Monaco.
GR> To address long standing concerns about escalating violence in hockey, =
GR> Mr. Martin said the government will increase the number of linesmen and =
GR> referees to twelve per game, one official for each player on the ice. In =
GR> addition, Canada's gun registry legislation will be amended to require =
GR> all hockey sticks to be registered.
GR> Once nationalized, all NHL teams will be subject to federal government =
GR> guidelines for gender equality, affirmative action, and non =
GR> discrimination in hiring. "Inability to skate, shoot, or pass," said =
GR> Martin, "will no longer be a sufficient reason for denying any Canadian =
GR> an opportunity to play in the NHL."=20
GR> Martin added that in future all NHL teams will also be required to =
GR> abolish the position of "right wing" from their rosters.
GR> When asked why, Martin said it was necessary to increase support for =
GR> hockey among union members, and to secure NDP backing for the NHL =
GR> nationalization bill in Parliament.
GR> The Prime Minister affirmed that "the great Canadian principle of =
GR> equalization will be fully applied to our national game."=20
GR> "The current distribution of NHL teams in Canada is unacceptable to this =
GR> government," he said. "It violates the principle of regional equality =
GR> for Alberta and Ontario to have two NHL teams each while some provinces =
GR> have none. Commencing next season, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be =
GR> moved to Fredericton and the Edmonton Oilers to Charlottetown."=20
GR> Martin declared the seating arrangements at NHL hockey rinks =
GR> "unacceptable" as well.
GR> "We do not accept two tier medicine in this country and we cannot accept =
GR> multi tier seating at hockey arenas. It's un-Canadian."=20
GR> Martin explained that Former Public Works Minister Alphonse Gagliano =
GR> will be put in charge of a program to flatten the seating arrangements =
GR> in all NHL arenas.
GR> When asked how spectators in the back rows would be able to see the game =
GR> Martin said the government is devising a plan for rotating spectators =
GR> from back seats to front seats between periods.=20
GR> "It is our intention, in the interests of fairness, to insure that any =
GR> inability to see the game is fully equalized among all spectators, said =
GR> Martin. "It's the Canadian way."
GR> In recognition of the principle of "asymmetric federalism", and to =
GR> secure the support of the Bloc Quebecois for the nationalization =
GR> measure, Martin also confirmed that the Montreal Canadians will be =
GR> exempted from the proposed reforms.
GR> Finally, to pay for the nationalization program, the government's next =
GR> budget will include a Fan Tax, an Ice Tax, a Puck Tax, a Stick =
GR> Registration Fee, and a new 115% income tax bracket for any hockey =
GR> player making more money than the Prime Minster.
GR> * Preston Manning is a former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. He =
GR> is currently a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Toronto, and a =
GR> Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute and Canada West Foundation.
GR> * Article reprint from the Vancouver Sun=20
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