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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
I will absolutely agree we are a long way from it happening.
However, the precedence has also been that municipalities would hand over big bags of free money to fund fancy new buildings.
Times are changing
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As is Calgary's economic outlook. We're under multiple levels of government hellbent on turning us into the new Rust Belt and the private sector is responding by simply packing up and leaving for places that are easier to deal with. The NHL is only going to get more and more expensive to participate in and Calgary's corporate support is trending in the opposite direction with the only 'plan' being put on offer is hoping and praying that Amazon is going to make a decision that makes little logistical sense for them and park HQ2 here. Where are the deep pockets going to come from in the long term that will compete with a bid from a US market?