The Canadian Football League as we know it, as we love it, as tend to ignore it, has not committed suicide.

It has not gone to four downs as many expected would be announced on Monday. It has not gone to 11 players on the field. It has not altered the amount of motion in the game. It has not changed the ratio numbers in the league to eliminate Canadians. It has not limited the width of the field.

It has not even come up with a plan to catch the receivers who are offside on just about every play.

It has not done anything, frankly, to injure its game with its Major announcement on Monday. Major with a capital M, the frightening kind of Major which didn’t really turn out to be frightening at all.

The announcements made by first-year commissioner Stewart Johnston were less Major and more l

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