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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Important social and programmatic issues come through actual legislation and proper appropriation. This is money earmarked for infrastructure and would not be spent on "programmatic" issues.
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This is such a weak excuse to justify bad spending. There are good reasons for having rigid controls on the budget process, but painting yourself into a corner isn't one of them.
I know you love to argue that all that needs to happen for the Flames to move is the NHL BOG to vote for it (which is kinda sorta true but ignores a lot of realistic context). City council can also simply vote to reappropriate funds...of course it's also a little more complex than that, but it is absolutely possible (see below for two small examples).
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...t-to-doap-team
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ally-1.5168803