Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - 2026 Olympics- Calgary votes no- 56%

GGG · 11-13-2018, 06:29 PM

I voted finally, line about 15 minutes, it really sucks to be a fun sponge and vote no.

As an aside stuff like this should never go to a plebiscite. We elect a government to spend 5 billion a year this 500 million plus anothe 500 I’m risk is nothing compared to the greenline or other expenditures. The NDP are using this as political cover to spend the money. Our elected officials should have been able to do this themselves.

The other drawback of a plebiscite is that a No vote kills it and a Yes vote makes it much more politically difficult to stop. So both results undermine the city position in negotiations with the flames, the IOC and the federal government..

Direct Democracy sucks.

11-13-2018, 06:29 PM	#825
GGG Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Exp:	I voted finally, line about 15 minutes, it really sucks to be a fun sponge and vote no. As an aside stuff like this should never go to a plebiscite. We elect a government to spend 5 billion a year this 500 million plus anothe 500 I’m risk is nothing compared to the greenline or other expenditures. The NDP are using this as political cover to spend the money. Our elected officials should have been able to do this themselves. The other drawback of a plebiscite is that a No vote kills it and a Yes vote makes it much more politically difficult to stop. So both results undermine the city position in negotiations with the flames, the IOC and the federal government.. Direct Democracy sucks.