[Senator Clay Davis]

The funny thing about the last few days, even with a "deal" now in place, is that is has almost certainly cost the Yes side a lot of votes by showcasing to people that this is who you're going to trust to run this thing. Given that this process can be as best describe as poorly run and at worst a total humiliation that is not even close to on time (and probably not on budget either), I suspect this "deal" isn't going to save much. I think the desperation of the Yes side in the past little bit has also turned people off, acting like the Olympics is legitimately the financial salvation of Calgary is rather sad.

But speaking of this "deal", is there really any reason the plebiscite needs to be held now, other than the Feds and NDP don't want it carrying over into the 2019 election year? Because what is the rush when Calgary is bidding against....Calgary. The IOC can #### off and wait if they want us to host. There still isn't actually a signed, agreed deal (just a proposal to consider....considering a deal) with less than two weeks to go. Nenshi promised a lot of time to review this, but I guess since he's desperate for it to happen he won't care that this mess has no real time to review. Should be pushed back to February so a real, complete, heavily reviewed proposal can be examined by the public.