Host cities first had to apply to the CSA. BC was near an election time so Horgan didn't want to be spending money for a time 8 years later and, BC Govt may have dropped the ball itself by not applying in time.
Horgan at the time then said it was too much of an unknown for costs, so BC was out...whether that was him covering for a potential administrative error in not applying or not, he was pretty firm in saying BC wasn't interested.
Vancouver's mayor at the time (2018) didn't like that answer.
Funny how the hype train of this WCQ campaign changes everything.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports...ames-1.3972285
BC Place as a venue is 100x better then Commenwealth, which is basically a bigger McMahon, with same basic amenities where you are further from the play thanks to the track areat they never truly dealt with...they took it out physically but the space it occupied and the areas behind the nets used for field events, is still there and just a waste.
No parking, dumpy part of town (relatively speaking for Edmonton) and it's just not the city Vancouver is. Area around BC place is great, walk from any hotel downtown, CanadaLine if you're just flying in for a day. It's a no brainer, and a 1h flight to go to a WC game is also a no brainer for us in Calgary. I could be in BC Place in 4h, an hourish later then driving up to Commenwealth (assuming I could find nearby parking).
Regardless, FIFA set prices for tickets for any game, let alone Canada games, will be eye watering to say the least (the CBC will be inundated with sob stories about how it's unfair and prevents growth of the game in Canada and why won't anyone think of the children), nevermind the resale market.