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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Got looking into this Ottawa arena situation more closely. From what I can see, the model of funding the Senators are going after primarily involves receiving land and money from the National Capital Commission, which is federally funded.
So, there it is. Ottawa will get federal assistance for their new private interest arena.
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The land is owned by the NCC, and they have been looking to develop it. It was the NCC who opened the land up to potential bidders and there were 2. If there is money going from the NCC it would have gone there regardless of the development. Also, the development planned there is much more than just an arena.