LOL, still no Federal acknowledgment on overruns.
They've been asked so many times and still given no confirmation. It's not hard, pretty clear overruns are ours to eat.
I'm sure sales pitch will still be otherwise though.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...-cost-overruns
In an emailed statement, Craig MacBride, a spokesman for Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan confirmed the federal government would sign the document “which guarantees a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympics Games.”
But MacBride said “it’s not quite so straightforward” when it comes to whether that guarantee would leave Ottawa on the hook for potential overruns of the $495-million security budget and that “it would likely depend on the nature of the costs.”
Duncan told reporters last week the federal government is “not responsible for cost overruns” under the government’s policy for hosting international sporting events.
But on Wednesday, Goodale’s office said it was not commenting on security matters related to the bid.
“I would refer this to the office of minister Duncan, who is responsible for the bid,” said spokesman Scott Bardsley. “Minister Duncan is the lead on this file, so her office is the best placed to respond.
The Alberta government has said it’s out of the question that cost overruns would fall to the province’s taxpayers.
“The Government of Alberta has stated in writing, to both the mayor of Calgary and the federal minister of sport, that we will not be able to provide any additional funds that may be required, including those to cover revenue shortfalls of cost overruns,” it stated earlier this week.