Encana and Cenovus provide positive economic impact to the city and create jobs. Having a world class skyscraper like the Bow is important to the city.
The government should chip in for the Bow.
I don't get what part of the arena argument is unique that can be applied to any other building that any other business operates in.
Hockey is a sport that is shown to be economically self sufficient in Calgary. I'd rather the money go to sports/arts/music/museum facilities that can not exist without government funds yet provide positive impact on citizens of Calgary. I know it's all hard to measure, so please don't throw wrenches in my utopian line of thinking.
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