The CFL is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance after the league postponed the start of its season because of COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlined the league's three-phase proposal on Tuesday, adding the league is facing never-before-seen financial pressures. If the season is wiped out, Ambrosie fears the CFL's long-term future would be in peril. Moshe Lander is a Senior Lecturer in the Concordia University’s Department of Economics. He joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.​

<p>The CFL is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance&nbsp;after the league postponed the start of its season because of&nbsp;COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlined the league's three-phase proposal on Tuesday, adding the league is facing never-before-seen financial pressures. If the season is wiped out, Ambrosie fears the CFL's long-term future would be in peril. Moshe Lander is a Senior Lecturer in the Concordia University&rsquo;s Department of Economics. He joins Kristy Cameron on Ottawa Now.​</p>

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Ottawa Now – ‘CFL players will start to feel the financial pinch much faster than other sports leagues’: CFL asking for support from the federal government

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