PM Stephen Harper for CFL Commish

[paulwoods13]

1. Harper is a hockey fanatic -- have no evidence he ever paid much attention to the CFL.

2. Harper was the most widely despised PM since the first Trudeau. Yes, he had fans and supporters, but pretty well everyone else loathed the guy.

[jerrym]

1. Harper is a hockey fanatic -- have no evidence he ever paid much attention to the CFL.

2. Harper was the most widely despised PM since the first Trudeau. Yes, he had fans and supporters, but pretty well everyone else loathed the guy.

I agree. In addition, Harper's Conservatives ran the anti-immigrant "barbaric practices" campaign during the last election, which alienated much of the buildup of support among minorities for the Conservatives that had happened in the previous decade. Since the CFL has just begun a diversity campaign to broaden its fan base, picking Harper would immediately destroy that before it had any significant effect.