I just wanted to point out, this whole thing is straight out of the divisive politics playbook.
Both sides, the CSEC and the City, are trying to divide the population on an issue. We've seen this countless times and it's happening at alarming frequency especially when there's a lot of money involved.
You're going to see highly biased and planned town halls, focus groups, panels, etc... You're going to see 'experts' hired. What you're not going to see publicly are these people in the same room together discussing the issue. We won't see it because it's not going to happen.
We'll only see the planned outcomes in these discussions... usually boiled down into two groups (i.e. We're gonna move or else VS GTFO Flames! Ken King VS Nenshi, shiny new toy VS vocal minority, etc...). At this point, it's easy to galvanize either group with misinformation, emotional speaking points, name-calling, etc... There are many public-policy making methodologies that revolve around this type of thinking.
At the end of the day it's the common citizen that doesn't get the actual facts because we were too busy trying to 'win' and joining a side without a thought for our individual self.
There's a lot of people who are on CP. At minimum they're monitoring it. We already saw a Calgary Flames Ambassador board member start a petition and post it on here. That will be just the start.
The best thing IMO you can do regardless of your opinion on the project is to demand information, question the information you do get, and as best you can hold your Alderman, Mayor, business owners, and stakeholders accountable for that information.
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