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[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by troutman

Let's not attack the person. How about his opinion?

His opinion is worth zilch since he GUARANTEED the Senators would be moving to Portland.

I have not heard from him a long time - he used to appear on the Fan960 all the time.

They probably caught on to his website that consisted entirely of stories he copied directly from newspapers.

[troutman]

The 'Péladome' and the Parti Québécois

Taxpayers should not end up footing the bill for professional sports venues
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sport...801/story.html

What Marois has attempted to do, in essence, is to make an illegal agreement retroactively legal, a method so repugnant that even her own caucus is up in arms.

But Marois's autocratic methods may spare us the worst political blunder since the Big O: the decision to spend a half-billion dollars building a hockey arena in Quebec City for a National Hockey League team that may never come. (The cost of the arena, to be shared by the Quebec City and the provincial governments, has been estimated at anything from $400 to $500 million - but this is the home of the cost overrun. Surely we learned something from the multibilliondollar disaster of the Big O.)

The Péladome is a terrible idea, an insane waste of taxpayers' money at a time when our schools and hospitals are strapped and desperate, when we are taxed to the hilt and wallowing in debt.

If Péladeau has to have his toy, then let Quebecor build the arena, as Molson did in Montreal. Canadiens president Ronald Corey convinced Molson to build what is now the Bell Centre back in the mid-1990s at a cost of $330 million.

[troutman]

Lobbying commissioner investigating Quebec City arena deal
http://www.canada.com/sports/Lobbyin...986/story.html

Quebec's lobbying commissioner has launched an official investigation into the controversial Quebec City arena deal because it has reasons to believe the province's legislation was violated.

After examining the documents provided by city officials, the commissioner said in a brief statement Thursday he has "reasonable grounds" to conclude there was a breach of the lobbying law — as a result a full investigation will be conducted.

No details were given on the possible breaches, but it was made public that media giant Quebecor, which reached a deal with the city to manage the future arena, didn't register as a lobbyist, contrary to the law.

[troutman]

Les voeux du maire Labeaume exaucés
http://www.ckac.com/hockey/nouvelles...ces-91816.html

« Ce sera dès le début, a indiqué Jean-Marc Fournier, leader parlementaire du gouvernement. Je ne peux pas vous dire ce qui se passera dans les 15 premières minutes, mais ce sera au début. »

« La loi 204, on veut la régler le plus rapidement possible, a ajouté Sam Hamad, responsable de la région de Québec. Il y eu les études, la commission parlementaire. Les questions ont été posées, maintenant on passe à l'adoption.

Le maire de la Ville de Québec Régis Labeaume presse les députés d'adopter son projet de loi depuis plusieurs semaines déjà.

L'entente de principe qui lie la ville à Quebecor vient à échéance le 7 septembre prochain.

[cKy]

Bonjour?

[THE SCUD]

Frenchy: english or GTFO

I speak French, but seriously it just look pretentious posting in all french on a Calgary-based BB.

[THE SCUD]

Here it is in Frenglish, for the un-pretentious among us:

(CKAC Sports) - The Liberal government will move forward with Bill 204 when Parliament resumes in September.

"It will be early, said Jean-Marc Fournier, Government House Leader. I can not tell you what will happen in the first 15 minutes, but it will at first. " "Law 204, we want to resolve it as quickly as possible, said Sam Hamad, head of the Quebec City area. There were studies, the committee. The questions were asked, now we move on to adoption. " The mayor of Quebec City Régis Labeaume urge members to pass his bill several weeks ago. The tentative agreement that links the city to Quebecor expires on September 7. More details to come. ..

[THE SCUD]

FYI, bill (or law) 204 is the bill to have the Quebec government support Quebecor's efforts to get Q-city an NHL team.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by THE SCUD

Frenchy: english or GTFO

I speak French, but seriously it just look pretentious posting in all french on a Calgary-based BB.

[THE SCUD]

Originally Posted by troutman

Whiny frenchman posting...

a picture...

of

a
...whiny ...

frenchman....

HEAD EXPLODING, CIRCULAR LOGIC... DOES NOT COMPUTE!

[Poe969]

geez, even the english in here is starting to sound french...

[THE SCUD]

I think I need to post everything I say in green text now.

[Hack&Lube]

en vert! en vert!

en rose (if you are in the thread on lignes du panties)

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by troutman

someone should kill that snow/marshmallow man-creature with fire

[troutman]

Quebec City’s dream of an arena a step closer
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2156055/

There are pending lawsuits, there is political opposition, but still Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume makes inexorable progress toward breaking ground on a new NHL-ready arena for the city.

The latest development: the municipal and regional councils have approved the arena management contract and leases inked last week after secret last-minute haggling between Mr. Labeaume, city hall lawyers and the Quebecor media conglomerate.

There is opposition on other fronts, as well, so it’s no sure thing that the project will be completed by the projected September 2015 opening date.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...rena-deal.html

Quebecor will pay the city $33 million to manage the state-of-the-art arena and get naming rights for 25 years. Quebecor will pay an additional $30.5 million if the city gets an NHL team.

In return, the city will get a building manager that is committed to attracting a pro hockey team — the two parties have agreed to try to bring a team to Quebec City by 2020.

But opponents of the deal are trying to quash it because it did not go to public tender.

Labeaume insisted the agreement is legal, but said it could fall through if the province does not pass controversial legislation that would shield the city from being sued over the deal.

[VladtheImpaler]

Well, 2011-12 is accounted for, but what are the Coyotes going to do for the 3 seasons until then /\?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

Well, 2011-12 is accounted for, but what are the Coyotes going to do for the 3 seasons until then /\?

I'm thinking the Panthers might be their target.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by troutman

I'm thinking the Panthers might be their target.

Islanders lease expires in July 2015...

[troutman]

Aubut: NHL in Quebec City soon
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL.../18686221.html

Marcel Aubut, who sold the Quebec Nordiques 16 years ago, says he thinks NHL hockey will return to the provincial capital within two years.

Six U.S. NHL franchises are in trouble and ripe for relocation, Aubut told QMI Agency.

Aubut says his hometown could have had a team sooner had a new arena been ready by this year, but the $400-million facility won't be completed until 2015.

That means an NHL team that relocates in 2013 would have to play its first two seasons in the Pepsi Colisee, a 61-year-old facility that's not up to NHL standards.

"If we had (built) earlier, we would have had a team today, not Winnipeg," he said of the Atlanta Thrashers' move to Manitoba in May.

"I know that (NHL commissioner Gary) Bettman would have chosen Quebec City way before Winnipeg.

[troutman]

Quebecor Media Inc.: Adoption of Bill 204

"The ball is now in our court!" - Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and chief executive officer of Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/que...-09-21-1553220

Mr. Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and chief executive officer of Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. welcomes the adoption by the National Assembly of bill 204 regarding the new Quebec City arena. Quebec Media believes this law will provide legal protection to the final contractual agreements recently signed with the City of Quebec for the management of the arena.

"We now have all the necessary tools to reach the objective we set out to bring the Nordiques back to Quebec City. The population of Quebec City and all hockey fans can count on our unwavering determination in our ongoing representations to the National Hockey League," said Pierre Karl Peladeau.