I was kind of hoping for a more exciting $8bn bid to be honest. New arena, fieldhouse, LRT to the airport, regional train to Canmore and some other goodies. I just feel like this is destined to be a billion-dollar boondoggle one way or the other, but that way we get some new shiny infrastructure out of the deal.
As it stands, the bid is super underwhelming. I can't believe they could present using the Stampede Grandstand to host the world with a straight face, nevermind some of the facilities that will be 40+ years old by the time hosting comes around.
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