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Originally Posted by curves2000
For those who are looking for the video clip and interview from Sportsnet 590 in Toronto here is the link.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/k...f-calgarynext/
I am actually surprised how poorly of a selling job Ken King is doing here with this overall project. I personally have some doubts about some aspects of certain things but what everyone agree's is the shocking lack of details and wow factor for something that has been in making for years!
In any event I found Elliot Freidman's reaction to some of the answers interesting on a few levels. The thing with these sports reporters and personalities is they have all heard a lot of this BS before. I particularly loved Ken King's comment about the new Detriot Red Wings project and how it is essentially bringing Detriot back to life. Quality comedy all around. |
I think you hear what you want to hear, because that is not what he said.
King's comment about Detroit was in direct response to a question about a project started when the city is in a down time, or recession. His answer was perfectly sensible based upon beginning the project and how the financing will be required. Look back in Alberta and see when all of the big projects were built, i.e. Olympics/Commonwealth etc. They were all started in down times and coincided with upturns in the economy at completion, when the communities started the main repayment for the construction. The difference today is the public/private partnerships that build most of these things in Alberta and the majority of US States (difference is we call part of the financing CRL's and the US issues City Bonds)