Interesting times with US elections today and what we've seen the last several years. Having watched so many people vote with emotion rather than reason, I guess it's not surprising anymore.
I don't know how many more red flags there can possibly be.
Maybe we'll get some clarification of all the various contradicted/false/fake/mistaken items in our bid and budget before the vote. I still can't believe I'm saying that about this multi-billion dollar bid process.
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/co...still-flourish
Not that all Calgarians will be raising a toast to Coun. Evan Woolley today. In fact, he’s probably branded a traitor in some quarters, following his vote last Wednesday not to proceed with a plebiscite on Calgary making a bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
But Woolley as the actual chair of the city’s Olympic assessment committee and, up until this last week, a big supporter of Calgary hosting these Games isn’t allowed such a simplistic though satisfying response to any and all detractors.
Which makes his conversion to a no-Games plebiscite position all the more telling.
“I don’t have confidence that the numbers are going to add up. I’m uncomfortable with the risks associated with the other orders of government not carrying better guarantees,” is how he put it.
So when a man who has spent a lot of time behind closed doors working with colleagues and bid supporters rises above the influences and natural camaraderie such a situation encourages and instead votes to halt on the very process he’s been key to instigating then that carries a compelling message.
It is also a testament to Woolley’s integrity.