Anywho, I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more traction here, or are we just so used to Smith and the UCP lying about anything and everything that we don't care that Calgary essentially got shut out in the budget?
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“It just so happens that we didn’t receive our priority list from the City of Calgary,” Premier Danielle Smith said at an unrelated news conference Monday.
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Toews:
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On Thursday at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Finance Minister Travis Toews said there was no “business case” presented to the province for funding to go to the downtown of the province’s largest city.
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Shulz:
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“We can’t write a blank cheque,” says Municipal Affairs Minister Rebecca Schulz. Nothing can happen until the city makes detailed requests.
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Gondek:
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“We’ve been incredibly intentional and clear on what it is that we need,” Gondek told Global News Mornings on Friday. “We have a business plan that was approved two years ago. The provincial government themselves, under Minister (Doug) Schweitzer at the time, did a full review and agreed.
“So to hear Minister Toews say that he’s never seen a business case seems odd.
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Receipts:
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...three and a half months ago, Gondek sent a seven-page budget submission for the province to consider ahead of the 2023-24 budget that was released last week.
Gondek’s Nov. 14, 2022, letter highlighted seven recommendations: “broad” municipal finance reform, enhancing Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) funding, committing to a Bow River reservoir options study, contribution to a multisport fieldhouse, committing funds to income supports and the low-income transit pass, improving access to affordable housing, and a request to match the city’s $100-million investment in the downtown revitalization plan.
That letter was addressed to Toews and CCed to Smith.
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Oh, and Gondek provided a copy of the whole letter. Subject "RE: The City of Calgary 2023-24 Budget Submission"
Linked at the bottom of this Global article:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9531708/s...gondek-letter/
Guess that wasn't clear enough though.
TLDR, Smith lies, here's a tweet
https://twitter.com/user/status/1633215710901202946