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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!

I know that. But in my opinion people in the City of Calgary want the plebiscite yet the mayor says we don't. He said in no uncertain terms people living in Calgary do not want to give an opinion on the issue and we're too uninformed to give an opinion. So it is exceedingly arrogant of an elected official to say that.

Can you quote where he said that? Because the above quote doesn't say anything remotely similar.

So there is enough information to go ahead with a bid on the Olympics, yet there is not enough information to have a plebiscite on it. And that doesn't seem a little arrogant?

... No? Not at all. It's the job of council to research, review and understand the bid process and what the pros and cons are. The public doesn't know yet, because much of that information isn't out. In the quote above, he's saying if you hold a plebiscite, it can't be, say, next week, because that's not enough time for the public to get up to speed or for the "pro" and "con" side to sell the public on why they should vote one way or another. But you also can't wait forever. That's totally reasonable.

He said that a no vote would mean wasting all this money on a bid. Yet going ahead with a bid proposal without any information is not a waste of money.

No, he didn't. At least not above. He's saying that pushing a plebiscite out for too long would result in a bunch of money being spent on this project that might be all for naught. If you hold it sooner, and the vote is no, you end up saving a bunch of money. That consideration is to be balanced with giving the public enough time to come to an informed conclusion.

If we have enough information to spend 30 million on a bid, then we have enough information to hold a plebiscite on it.

We don't have either. A plebiscite doesn't guarantee that you actually get an accurate sense of whether Calgary is for or against a bid. A lot of people are going to be lukewarm for or against and simply won't vote. Generally the loudest people, most willing to spend energy on an issue, are those pissed off by it. So there's a reasonable argument that a plebiscite is not an accurate barometer of support.

People who want to spend money for a great party and the off chance that it "puts us on the map" seem to have enough information for their position.

Most of the people who are pro-olympics are tentatively so in here, and are saying wait and see how the proposed numbers end up looking. So this doesn't reflect reality as far as I can tell.

My argument is if you don't have enough information to proceed then don't proceed. If proceeding costs upwards of 50 million then pump the breaks a bit.

By this logic, you'd never proceed with anything. You never have adequate information to start off with. That's what's currently being developed.

You're really trying hard to project negative, unwarranted interpretations onto what the Mayor's saying, obviously because you don't agree with his stance on this issue.