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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
For sure there is an effort to include the arena.
But now Nenshi needs CSEC to cooperate. If I am them, I leave him to the wolves and then negotiate with his successor in a few years.
Up until this point, he held the cards. But he just improved their hand.
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This makes absolutely no sense, though. If he now needs them, their bargaining position is improved. So why would they wait to negotiate with his successor (assuming he leaves office)? Why not try to use that to their advantage? I'm not granting you that they do have such an advantage, but if they did, why on Earth would they ignore it? Spite? That's ridiculous.
Frankly, even if you're wrong and the city is no more willing to make concessions than it was, they should still attempt to use the Olympic bid structure to work out a deal, as there are additional opportunities to add value when there are more things the city, and federal and provincial governments, want. If they can get some non-municipal dollars into the mix, that could bridge a funding gap. I have no idea why they wouldn't at least try to explore whether they might be able to pull it off.