[taxbuster]

I can dislike Murray Edwards (and I do, for a variety of reasons which don't matter here)...and at the same time I can appreciate a few things:
- the Flames remain in Calgary
- he has given Tre the reins to spend, not only on players, but on management (Yay -- Darryl!!)
- if the stories can be believed, he hammered JG pretty hard for leaving the Flames in a crap position until the 11th hour

The arena issue is a different kettle of fish. Capital vs. Operating. Future vs today.

(And the whole thing about CNRL, among others, taking "government money" isn't on Murray: if governments are stupid enough to give away our money to undeserving parties...that's on them, not the people taking the funds. And it's on us, for not putting our collective feet on the throats of Pols at all levels and telling them to stop it. There is no "government money"...there is only "taxpayer money", and it's OURS.)