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Originally Posted by Drake
Lowering number of Canadian starters from 7 to 5 being discussed upon by CFL & CFLPA.
@CFL_News:
Both the CFL and CFLPA are in favour of reducing the number of national starters from seven to five after the issue was raised during recent labour negotiations in Toronto, per sources. - @JDunk12
#CFL #CFLPA
While a final decision has yet to be made, there appears to be a consensus on this issue after the first round of negotiations. - @JDunk12 #CFL #CFLPA
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Finally. This is something the league has badly needed. We may not notice as much in Calgary because the Stamps do a good job at the draft but there's teams starting Canadians that shouldn't be playing professional football. If you really look at what's best for the overall product then having better players on the field is the easiest thing to fix as now you don't have to have teams hiding Canadians as decoy receivers, full backs, safety's etc. Offensive lines wouldn't be in shambles if a Canadian or two goes down to injury where teams are faced with starting a Canadian backup lineman that can't adequately block or put in a competent import and moving the pain elsewhere on the roster by having to plug in a Canadian to play DB that can't cover receivers. Players you can't count on like Anthony Parker won't have nine lives because of his passport. This is a fantastic move.