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Originally Posted by Muta
One thing I can now laugh at, is that you'd think the government would consult with the police forces in Edmonton and Calgary and the RCMP about the feasibility of such a facility BEFORE going to tender for this thing, and spending $2 million in the process. But, I digress.
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Actually, to me, this is the entire issue. It sounds to me like the police forces have always and consistently felt it was a bad idea, making this a political patronage type initiative (for that riding) at the onset. It totally sucks for Ft. Macleod, but it sounds like the right decision albeit far too late in the process.
I think it would be politically easy for a WRA-led gov't to turn this decision over as it was initiated by the PCs. Whether I agree with it or not, I have to be impressed that the PCs made the unpopular decision to overturn their own initiative especially in light of how far along it had gotten. Someone figured out what "sunk costs" means.
(Probably made the decision a bit easier with the riding having flipped to the WRA though...)