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Old 10-31-2018, 12:13 PM   #1581
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis View Post
I think it is. This is now unquestionably a "no-bid contract", there is no one but Calgary who has even the slightest federal support. Calgary doesn't need to rush this through, and given what a debacle the process has been, having the plebiscite in the new year when everything has cleared up makes far more sense. But the organizers of the BidCo and YesCalgary are trying to ram this thing through now, hence why they've turned up the emotional push rather than the logical one.
Everyone will have a chance to vote. As such, if people feel the deal doesn't make sense due to its haste, then they just vote no. Council and the BidCo can't ram anything - since the final arbiter will be (for all intents and purposes) the electorate.
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