Steve Magus

Retired Spurs hockey player, golf lover and father of two amazing girls and the most incredible wife.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

Fox’s graphics budget must have been low after signing Brady. The score bar on the bottom looks like it’s from the 70’s. They have yet to show anything on time of possession, first downs, yards rushing, yards passing.

[Danielle Smith @ABDanielleSmith]

(1/2) I am disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump’s @realDonaldTrump decision to place tariffs on all Canadian goods. This decision will harm Canadians and Americans alike, and strain the important relationship and alliance between our two nations.

Alberta will do everything in its power to convince the U.S. President and Congress, as well as the American people, to reverse this mutually destructive policy.

We note the reduced 10% tariff for Canadian energy which is partially a recognition of the advocacy undertaken by our Government and industry to the U.S. Administration pointing out the substantial wealth created in the U.S. by American companies and tens of thousands of American workers that upgrade and refine approximately $100 billion of Canadian crude into $300 billion of product sold all over the world by those same U.S. companies.

It is also worth noting that if oil and gas exports are excluded, the United States actually sells more to Canada than Canada sells to the U.S.. As I’ve stated to every American policymaker I’ve met with these past months, Canada buys more from the U.S. than any country on earth - more than U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Vietnam combined. There is, therefore, no economic justification for tariffs imposed on any Canadian goods.

Alberta will continue our diplomatic efforts in the United States to persuade the U.S. President, lawmakers, Administration officials and the American people to lift all tariffs on Canadian goods as soon as possible and to repair our relationship with the United States. I encourage all Premiers and federal officials to do the same, especially as the effects of these tariffs begin to take their toll south of the border. Americans need to understand the detrimental consequences of this policy decision.

Alberta will also work collaboratively with our federal government and fellow provinces on a proportionate response to the imposed U.S. tariffs through the strategic use of Canadian import tariffs on U.S. goods that are more easily purchased from Canada and non-U.S. suppliers. This will minimize costs to Canadian consumers while creating maximum impact south of the border. All funds raised from such import tariffs should go directly to benefit the Canadians most harmed by the imposed U.S. tariffs.

Alberta will, however, continue to strenuously oppose any effort to ban exports to the U.S. or to tax our own people and businesses on goods leaving Canada for the United States. Such tactics would hurt Canadians far more than Americans.

We also continue Alberta’s call for the appointment of a border czar to coordinate the securing of our border against illegal migrants and drugs moving in both directions, and to achieve our nation’s 2% of GDP NATO commitment by 2027. These things should be done for the safety of all Canadians regardless of our trade dispute with the United States

Despite the disappointment of today’s decision there is also an incredible opportunity before us as a nation. Canada can and must now come together in an unprecedented effort to preserve the livelihoods and futures of our people and expand our political and trade relationships across the globe. We can no longer afford to be so heavily reliant on one primary customer. We must stop limiting our prosperity and inflicting economic wounds on ourselves.

Rather, we must unleash the true economic potential of our country, which possesses more wealth and natural resources than any other nation on earth.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

Well World Juniors have started and so has my pain watching. So many commercials and all the same rerun of commercials. Come on @TSN_Sports do we have to see the same commercial every commercial? Makes me want to boycott your advertiser’s product.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

I am sorry but $765MM for 15 years. This is ridiculous. The guy is a ball player. No disrespect to him but people saving lives, teacher etc deserve this. When does it stop. #MBL #mets

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@BolterCam @NHLFlames @zadorov61 Haha. I had no idea you had been talking to GMs out East and they were offering more while eating all his salary.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@BolterCam @NHLFlames @zadorov61 What did you expect for a third pairing defenseman who publicly announced wanting a trade and has a expiring contract at the end of the year. He was maybe our fifth best d man. Fifth not first. Every nhl team new it.

[Tony Dear @tonyjdear]

Apparently, some don't like the two-year-old Biarritz green at Oxmoor Valley because it doesn't fit with the rest of the course.
Of course it doesn't. It's a Macdonald/Raynor template on the RTJ Trail. It couldn't fit less if it tried.
But it's really cool.

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

- John McCrae, May 3, 1915.

[Rick Golfs @Top100Rick]

Researching for a winter Scottsdale trip. Figured I’d save you guys some time, here is peak pricing data.

Do you guys blame the courses? I know many get angry at this pricing, but demand is endless and cost to deliver good golf has skyrocketed.

I blame all the new golfers lol.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

Seriously no Flames game on tv. Sportsnet West showing the leafs and hawks. I thought West meant for the west teams! @Sportsnet

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@trentulmer This is complete crap. What is becoming of our society.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@trentulmer @TheKeg Well they put blue cheese on steaks so why not what ever cheese you want?

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@BolterCam @WestJet @FlairAirlines Telus and Shaw Cable are right there for painful help via phone as well.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@KHudgeon Wear your Riders Jersey!

[Calgary Stampeders @calstampeders]

Your Stampeders are on the road this week but we know Calgary has our back!

Show your support with a RT & be automatically entered to win a Stamps jersey courtesy of @KalTire!

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

City of calgary road works. Do better. So many downtown roads closed with zero traffic lights synced to accommodate.
#cityofcalgary

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@Bkrahn3Krahn Andy Moog.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@kgrosser16 @YouTube That was great! So true.

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

What she said!

[TB @howyouhelpme]

The #Flames sent my season ticket renewal to me today. I asked to cancel. They asked me to pause my cancellation decision until Aug citing a new GM & young prospects being reasons to hold off. Here is my response (pls excuse typos (smoke & fire) - I may have been at work lol).

[Steve Magus @ssmagus]

@RealMatSmith @DenverSportsCom Ha ha. Moron.