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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
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.
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Bigger cities than us need money too. Some not much smaller than us need money as well. When there's a finite pile to go around, it tends to go to where there is the most political benefit (so never Calgary. Liberals don't like giving money here because they don't get the votes. CPC doesn't need to give much money here because they always get the votes).
Sad state of affairs? Maybe. But it is the way it is, the way it has always been, and the way it always will be. Vancouver is bigger than us but still needed the Olympics to get funding for a lot of stuff. Toronto is even bigger and used the Panam Games to get stuff. Money goes to where there is political benefit, and needing to look good on the international stage is a strong motivator. It would be much easier if we were a city full of swing ridings, but we aren't.
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Also, yeah, it's about a 2 week party. That's what the whole thing is about.
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A two week party that requires infrastructure spending. Which is what the city wants. It could be a two day party, or a two month party. Same difference in the end. What lasting infrastructure can we get funded is what it is about.