I'm happy they have an agreement in principle but like many others I have concerns around the cost to taxpayers.
And while I loathe Danielle Smith and the UCP I have the least concerns with the Provincial portion of the funding because it likely would have been spent anyways on the infrastructure in the area. At the end of the day, Smith just shoe-horned her way into this announcement to help herself in the election.
I would have preferred the actual arena/facility costs to be closer to 50/50. It seems like CSEC made out even better than the last deal.
I'm also quite surprised by some many so-called fiscal conservatives here that occasionally complain about their taxes raised for things like roads, hospitals, transit, emergency services, and other services that benefit everyday Calgarians. But as soon as it affects their hockey team and its billionaire owner getting public subsidies for one of his money-making ventures, they suddenly have no qualms about the cost to the public.
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