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Originally Posted by corporatejay
A couple of things:
Architectual cache - I find this kind of funny since the most iconic piece of architecture in this city is a pedestrian bridge that, to that point, had been the most controversial piece of government spending in the history of Calgary.
Rec Leagues - McMahon is fine for that, there is simply no need to upgrade to a new stadium so old men can play flag football.
Government Spending - Agreed, but I can assure you that the point of government spending isn't to make an already profitable private business MORE profitable at the expense of taxpayers.
My solution? Build the fieldhouse as planned.
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You're sure of this? I can give you at least 3 examples of government spending on profitable businesses off the top of my head - Bow Building in Calgary included in the East Village TIF Fund to make it viable to develop the other building, Shell CO2 capture at Fort Saskatchewan upgrader, and the whole Edmonton Ice district.
Maybe they shouldn't spend millions on bike lanes, art work on underpasses/train stations and libraries that most people don't use or want.