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Originally Posted by Dentoman
100% agree. The moment the provincial government insisted on a plebiscite, the bid was doomed. It was an easy out for them. Kenney supported the plebiscite as well.
Direct democracy failed on Brexit, and on a much smaller scale, failed on the Olympic bid.
Some issues are best decided by our elected representatives ... this was one of them. It was impossible to get the information to the masses and for them to look at it objectively. For the record, I voted yes, but with some reservations.
The blame mostly lies with the province IMO.
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Pretty well all of the other cities that pulled out of the Olympics had plebiscites whereby citizens could express their opinion. Why should Calgary be any different, especially considering the size and scope that the Olympics has grown to and especially because of the growing public displeasure with the Olympics due to the corruption and doping associated with it?