Some good points and perspective from
Andre Chabot's election blog:
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The misunderstanding between the current Mayor and Ken King, CEO of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment (Corp.), is unfortunate, and it was entirely preventable. The current Mayor violated disclosure terms of an in-camera meeting. Regarding the arena project, I have a hard time reconciling significant amounts of public money unless a project demonstrates major public good. I am sympathetic to the argument that a new arena complex will bring big economic benefits, as it has to Edmonton, and that is good for the city.
But there needs to be a balance. There had been an agreement to set CalgaryNEXT to the side while a Victoria Park option was examined. That made sense to me. Suddenly, without advising City Council, or anyone else who was party to the discussion, the current Mayor decided to announce CalgaryNEXT is dead. Who’s to say its proponents won’t come back with a version that’s more palatable to City Council? Certainly not the current Mayor. And before the current Mayor stood up to trumpet his position, there should have been communication with the CalgaryNEXT group. Not doing so is disrespectful, and not how things should be done.
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Edit: Kinda missed this but this is important - looks like Chabot is accusing Nenshi of violating in-camera rules here