[TheScorpion]

Did somebody in this thread really bemoan using public funds on "homeless hotels" instead of an arena?

Yeah, god forbid public money goes to supporting struggling members of the public who really need it instead of the construction of a private for-profit coliseum. I can't stand people who demonize the unhoused. Spending $300 million on a hockey rink — especially during a pandemic — is a slap in the face to the less fortunate. Everybody should have a warm place to stay. Imagine sleeping out on your front lawn in this minus-30 weather, good grief.

Have some decency. The Flames already have an arena. Building a new one right this second shouldn't be even close to the top priority for this city. If the Flames want it so damn badly, they can figure out a way to build it themselves without draining the city of its funds.