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Old 03-20-2018, 10:57 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Roughneck View Post
There isn't the potential for large sums of provincial and federal money for a new arena. There might be for the Olympics to build infrastructure the city needs for beyond the Olympics that might not be high on the priority list for the province and feds otherwise (Calgary isn't exactly a swing riding city. No party needs to give us money).

It isn't about a 2 week party. It's about what gets built for that two week party that would last for decades beyond.Vancouver got the Canada Line, the Sea-to-Sky Highway, a rec centre and a convention centre expansion rammed through because of the Olympics. Calgary also has wish list items that are in need of higher level funding, so what can get it that can be put under the Olympic umbrella?

So that's the reason. People still might not like it, but that's the reason. The party and other stuff is just the gravy.
We've argued about this before but it's a sad state of affairs when the only way Federal funding can ever appear in your city (particularly when you're one of the country's most populated) is when you're hosting the Olympics and taking a submarine into massive deficit to get it.

Also, yeah, it's about a 2 week party. That's what the whole thing is about.
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