From the Herald article.
2026 Bidco lowballed their "estimate" the day of the No vote to keep it alive and claimed the Feds were going to pay the overrun. The Feds are say nope, and we are still thinking it's "a little item" along with all the financial confusion (lies?)
Spokesperson James Millar insisted comments made by Duncan only apply to capital costs, not any additional security overruns.
“Nothing has changed with respect to our comments,” Millar said in e-mail Sunday, when asked about Public Safety Canada’s position that Duncan’s comments stand.
Coun. Shane Keating, who also sided with Chahal in last Wednesday’s council vote, said Calgary 2026 has made clear to councillors that security costs aren’t the city’s problem, and that he was operating according to that understanding.
“The whole package has to be a deal breaker, not one or two little items,” Keating said.
No matter which public entity picks up the tab for potential overruns, citizens will still have to pay, said Concordia University sports economist Moshe Lander.