Sports in Canadian culture

[Steveston]

I don't buy the "CFL isn't major league, so Toronto doesn't support it" argument.

If that were the case, why on earth would TO want to host a Pan-Am Games? It's clearly "second-rate" compared to the Olympic Games hosted by Montreal, Calgary & Vancouver. Am I expected to believe that Torontonians won't be buying tickets and attending the events during the Pan-Ams?

And I'm not suggesting for a second that the Argos could/would supplant the Jays, Raptors or Leafs in the pecking order of the TO sports scene. I'm simply suggesting that, with proper community engagement/outreach and marketing, you should be able to sell 30,000 tickets per game in a metro area with a population of 5.5 million.

The concept that "Toronto hates the CFL" is garbage. A city doesn't hate anything -- it's citizens will either support or choose not to support any venture, based on their preferences and perceptions of it. Clearly, more effort is needed to improve the perception of the CFL, and create a strong base of fans.

I'll never believe that the CFL is doomed in Toronto.