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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Rightly or wrongly, it's assumed by many that any kind of money that Edmonton got would be available for Calgary.
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Most of Edmonton's public money came from the city. Edmonton received no money from the federal government for the arena. It's my understanding that the money they're using from the Provincial government for their arena came from a fund that has already been used to fund other projects in Calgary. Also, the provincial government's contributions are only $25 million, which is a small fraction of the total cost.
There's no reason to assume that the Calgary city council will feel obligated to make the same dodgy deals with the Flames that Edmonton made with Katz.