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-I think its a pretty normal ask from the owners for public money as that's what Edmonton and a host of other Canadian cities have done.
-I think the city has every right to deny it.
-I think the answer will largely come in with some public money, and a host of other elements much less than what the Flames are looking for.
-I think the Flames meant well with CalgaryNext as a way to develop the west side and get the city some wins in the process.
-I think they did a terrible job of how they presented it, as I feel a "this is why we think it fits" presentation would have gone a lot further than the "you need to do this because Calgary needs it" approach.
-I think the city wants a building in East Village and because of that they will have to kick in
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The whole thing basically boils down to two things.
1) The Flames seemingly didn't communicate well with the City during the planning stages, otherwise the City probably would've steered them towards the East Village in terms of being their best bet in actually getting public money.
2) The majority of Canadian arenas are now built privately, as municipalities are increasingly cash-poor. Edmonton and Calgary are the only buildings in Canada built using significant amounts of public coin.