finally...as it's been argued by many for some time that the province can put forth its own regulations, with the federal law preventing prizefighting not being enforced (and that law is being amended anyway). Quebec and Alberta have been hosting major events for 10 years, so it's nice to see Ontario getting on board.
Ontario plans to allow mixed martial arts in the province.
Minister of Consumer Services Sophia Aggelonitis announced the plans on her Twitter page Saturday.
Those close to the sport called it phenomenal news.
“We’re all ecstatic,” said Noble Chummar, UFC’s Canadian lawyer and a partner at Cassels Brock. “Our efforts have paid off.”
Chummar said the turning point in the battle to bring the UFC to Ontario was when the province “realized how important it is to regulate the sport for the economic advantages and for the tremendous safety advantages.”
Chummar said Premier Dalton McGuinty and Minister of Consumer Services Sophia Aggelonitis are “obviously in touch with what people want.”
Aug-14-2010 14:55
Dior Homme
Hedi Slimane
Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Paris
I was just gonna post this.
Aug-14-2010 15:02
gummybear
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2007
Location: T dot O dot
amazing news..
Aug-14-2010 15:24
E2EK1EL
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Everyone on FB is so happy waking up to this news.
Aug-14-2010 15:43
dEsidEL
Fu Man Choonz
Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Below the Belt
finally Ontario "un-banning" something for once.. albeit due to its "economic benefits" more so than anything, i.e. we're losing money to other provinces so we want a share of the pie as well
see: Online Gambling legislation
i laughed my ass off when i read this part:
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Chummar said Premier Dalton McGuinty and Aggelonitis are “obviously in touch with what people want.”
cool.. then can we have open access to alcohol at outdoor festivals instead of forced beer tents Mr. In-touch Premier?
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Aug-14-2010 16:52
Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
election time must be coming LOL
finally dolton mcidiot does something right!
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Aug-14-2010 17:32
Nicolas Oliver
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Nice!!!
Aug-14-2010 18:04
hardcore trancer
Mystic Mind
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Toronto,Canada
Good now it is time to un-ban the anti rave act in this fuckin city.
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: The End of Elsewhere by Taras Grescoe
doesn't mean shit... still cant use it for self defence in this country
OT: come on Harper... allow me to by anti-tank weapons!
Aug-14-2010 23:13
evil_cookie
indifferent
Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Toronto
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Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Good now it is time to un-ban the anti rave act in this fuckin city.
This is for everyone who keeps bashing Toronto/Ontario:
Feel free to get the fuck out.
Some people on this forum talk so much shit about Toronto as if it's their fucking day job. If you don't like the city: LEAVE.
Aug-14-2010 23:46
Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
quote:
Originally posted by evil_cookie
This is for everyone who keeps bashing Toronto/Ontario:
Feel free to get the fuck out.
Some people on this forum talk so much shit about Toronto as if it's their fucking day job. If you don't like the city: LEAVE.
or stay and try to change things because you hate to see the place where you grew up, that was once really cool, go down the drain thanks to a bunch of self serving corrupt politicians
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Everything in this country is illegal.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill
"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill
