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Originally Posted by Cappy
Just because he apologized doesn't mean it didn't send a message (hence, the Mayor's comments i alluded to)
I don't think Quebec City or Seattle would care where the owner made his money. Nor would the CNRL "Brand" be affected by moving a team. It's not in retail. Consumers don't purchase CNRL gasoline. TransCanada isn't going to say "you can't ship your oil in my pipeline Mr. Edwards! Flames for Life!"
Also, I am not saying that the Flames would pull the trigger and move. I agree that it would not be in their best interest, but that doesn't mean they wouldnt pull the page out of the book of public-funding.
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QC & Seattle won't care, because they don't need to.
Its CSE who should care. They won't have the same corporate support to utilize; QC because they're small time, Seattle because they're saturated.
You do bring up a great point though; the new Calgary ownership would be thrilled to hear the previous ownership established a corporate support structure.
You know they're going to use the nuclear message, and you know it's B.S, YET you're arguing for it?
Seattle doesn't even want the 4th of the 4 major sports. They want the 3rd, and will take the 4th as a concession.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The oil and gas industry doesn't work that way. They don't "need" Calgary - that's simply where the business is. Certainly they need employees (in a good economy) but it's not like the city has any say in that. The city has no control over their industry's regulations - that's the province and, to a lesser extent, the feds.
Really, I don't see how their other businesses affect this situation one way or another.
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Doesn't work what way? They aren't concerned about how their brand is perceived?
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BTW, Edwards, Riddell and Markin are heavy in oil and gas, while Markin is more of a real estate man and McCaig is a trucking guy (albeit the latter two are obviously dependent on oil and gas just like almost everyone else in the city).
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Thanks tips.