Bunk, my sincere congratulations on keeping your job. Well deserved. I look forward to our future debates.
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Originally Posted by Bunk
...we love this stuff, but we don't like that you paid for them - I guess they thought the money fell from the sky.
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Not so fast. You are putting a Nenshi-like spin on this. How to pay for the "nice stuff" is not such an easy and clear-cut question. Why should we pay for all of it now? How many generations should should be sharing the burden of some major capital investments in municipal culture and recreation? How much of that should be funded from debt financing and how much should come from property tax increases? Should the cities ask the Province to approve municipal bond financing? Should the cities make property tax distribution the next provincial elections issue? None of this has ever made it to public discussion. So Herald's point was fair and valid, I believe.