The two articles from the Toronto Star that I read this week were Super Bowl or Recession Bowl? and British seek power to expel wayward lords like Conrad Black.
The article Super Bowl or Recession Bowl? talks about worry of the empty seats and a decline in merchandise sales. The articles states “Hotels had vacant rooms, restaurants had empty tables. A gala at the aquarium hosted by former star Warren Sapp slashed the price in half once it started”. It just goes to show how bad the recession is hitting in the states. The day before the game there was still empty seats. Unfortunately the article focuses on one woman, who paid $2500 for the “super bowl package” but said she couldn’t afford the $145 jersey because her husband lost his job and they were watching their money. Obviously she isn’t watching it very well.
British seek power to expel wayward lords like Conrad Black is about the British government wanting to expel law breakers from the House of Lords. People like Conrad Black would no longer be a Lord so to speak. Up until now if you were part of the House of Lords you died that way, criminal or not. They would like to be more like the House of Commons, where if you’re found to be doing something completely inappropriate you will be expelled. By doing this being a Lord will hold more meaning and hopefully they will gain some more respect.
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I don't know much about the House of Commons or anything, but I do agree with the superbowl women and not watching her money well. I mean why spend that amount of money on the tickets if your husband lost his job. I mean if you bought the tickets before okay, I would of tried to see if I could sell my tickets back to the statium or something, it all depends if the value was rediculusly slashed like you said prior. I mean with the recession and everything in the states, it hard to believe how bad parents are with buying their children rediculusly priced tickets to see the doodlebops.
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