Beat 'em in the alley

The National Hockey League Players Association is filing for Union certification in Quebec and British Columbia.

It would appear that the NHL owners recent softpedalling of using scab players was a PR exercise, since the players are looking to certify in the only two jurisdictions in North America where the use of scabs is prohibited by law. The league's hand would be forced to temporarily relocate the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks to scab-friendly locales.

Either that or lobby the respective provincial governments in Quebec City and Victoria to repeal the anti-scab legislation: I'm certain that worker-hating corporate whores like Jean Charest or Gordon Campbell wouldn't be averse to legalizing scabs, especially when they can look like heroes for preserving the right of mouth-breathing Molson-inhaling troglodytes to pay for overpriced tickets to see an NHL made up of backstabbing opportunists who wouldn't make the fourth line in the East Coast Hockey League.

After 'Right to Hockey' passes, I'm sure 'Right to Work' wouldn't be that far off. Unions in Quebec and BC should keep their sticks on the ice and their heads up.