A broadcasting decision pure and simple.
Imagine being the losing team only being a point down but have to take the loss because a delay inconveniences TSN ?
A narrow lead? That protocol would be in effect with one team having up to a 16 point lead in the second quarter. And that starting position part of the rule is just bizarre.
I read opinions, here, on "the protocol," but don't see it anywhere.
So, here's the link to the CFL Weather Protocol, jointly developed by the CFL and the Management Council (Club Presidents) and negotiated into the new CBA agreement, reached between the league and CFLPA prior to the start of this season:
And a 16 point lead in the second quarter doesn’t meet the game over criteria (“17+ points in the second quarter”), so it would result in a shootout, assuming the teams play again.
Over the last few years there appears to be at least a few games delayed due to whether conditions.
But the same can not be said about the NFL, where a lot more games are played.
Is this due to the NFL season being played in fall/winter, geographical differences or different rules for game stoppages?