Canada barring folks still

[wanderingaimles]

Thought it interesting, Families of the Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey team were barred from attending the Canadian games.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tampa-bay-lightning-family-members-denied-entry-to-canada-for-stanley...
Dont know how it was handled for the Games in Tampa. But if things were going to loosen anytime soon, you would think this would be one of the first things.

[charlestonsouth]

Mockturtle, totally agree. And the NHL failed Lightning, too--by not completing or securing the agreement between US and Canada and covering it up to the Lightning team. There should be some retribution to the NHL committee by the team players. What was the agreement for Canadian families to come to the US and under what restrictions to attend games? Was that a coverup, too? The NHL is the main culprit here; these games should not have been played; time to change sitting members of NHL with some honest people. Yes, I believe it was intentional!!

[Lwiddis]

California is rising too, Diplo. 😞

[DiploStrat]

Probably worth noting that while the US national death rate is dropping, our infection rate is rising again, especially in states like Michigan. Rising infection rates will lead to rising death rates. Note that the US infection rate for the unvaccinated is nearly as high as it ever was.

Get your shots, people!

[mockturtle]

If Canada chooses to shoot herself in the foot, far be it from me to interfere. 😉
And go Lightning!!!

[Fisherman]

SideHillSoup wrote:
Ever since The Leafs lost, ( again) hockey hasn’t been essential service .... 🙂 ...... :W

The last cup they won in '67 earned me a .25c bet. Good thing I didn't invest it in the Leafs.

[SideHillSoup]

Ever since The Leafs lost, ( again) hockey hasn’t been essential service .... 🙂 ...... :W

[phil-t]

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
Apparently, they are reopening to fully vaccinated folks on July 6th. NHL should have just waited I guess.

That's tomorrow at 1 minute after midnight - and only for "eligable" fully vaccinated folks. Like Canadian Citizens. The border is not opening to the general public!

[wanderingaimles]

Apparently, they are reopening to fully vaccinated folks on July 6th. NHL should have just waited I guess.

[Fisherman]

And what gives the families the right to enter a foreign country. Far as I'm aware, hockey is not one of lifes essentials.

[Lwiddis]

The Canadians are being careful and it’s their country.