[News] CSEC and City of Calgary agree to restart formal discussions on new arena

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Covid denying nut jobs making the opioid crisis worth aside, and that's a big aside, if the GoA put money towards the Arena that would be a big FU to Edmonton, who didn't get any (iirc) specific funding from the province, partially because they didn't want to set a precedent. But they know they're electorally dead here so.

With all the needs we have in this province, to bribe Calgarians with arena money to vote for her is a huge FU to everyone in Alberta, not just Edmonton.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

With all the needs we have in this province, to bribe Calgarians with arena money to vote for her is a huge FU to everyone in Alberta, not just Edmonton.

100 percent, but she governs for those in the YouTube comments on Conspiracy videos so.

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

With all the needs we have in this province, to bribe Calgarians with arena money to vote for her is a huge FU to everyone in Alberta, not just Edmonton.

I'd be stunned if the UCP won much in Edmonton. They likely know this. Their path to victory is through Calgary, IMO. Makes sense they'd want to do this. Not that I think it's the right thing to do, just that I understand their reasoning.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

With all the needs we have in this province, to bribe Calgarians with arena money to vote for her is a huge FU to everyone in Alberta, not just Edmonton.

This woman already gave a huge F U to albertans when she bribed the proper demographics for help (votes) when so many more/different people needed help with inflation after the pandemic.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I'd be stunned if the UCP won much in Edmonton. They likely know this. Their path to victory is through Calgary, IMO. Makes sense they'd want to do this. Not that I think it's the right thing to do, just that I understand their reasoning.

And our stupid city full of morons is going to get her there.

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

that's a typo and a half

For all intensive purposes, we knew what you were saying.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

For all intensive purposes, we knew what you were saying.

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Should have put green text.

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Any actual new details or information through this slog of political debate?

[Shazam]

It's a pretty sure bet the ucp will put money towards the development.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by Shazam

It's a pretty sure bet the ucp will put money towards the development.

I think it's more the UCP won't do anything useful, but will keep making noise about how they hope a deal gets done and they're 'willing to help' (which would amount to stuff like 'well if CSEC doesn't want to pay more, then it seems like the city should pay more in order to get this done. Doesn't that sound fair to both sides?'), so it looks like the pro-Flames provincial government was doing their best to get a deal done, meanwhile it's the evil, anti-fun city of Calgary getting in the way of progress, not accepting the province's 'help'.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

Should have put green text.

I got it. It took me back though, I remember being corrected on that one in grade three.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

For all intensive purposes, we knew what you were saying.

Spoiler!

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

I got it. It took me back though, I remember being corrected on that one in grade three.

Just trying to provide some laughs on Valentimes day!

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Skyceman

Good this puts more heat on our pathetic mayor in Calgary.

Here's the deplorable i was pretending to be earlier in the thread... lol

Yes because "Jody" has 10 votes on council!

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by jayswin

And our stupid city full of morons is going to get her there.

I don't understand, how do we get back-to-back progressive minority mayors in Calgary but the city keeps voting UCP provincially? Are there large chunks of voters that simply don't vote in anything other than local races?

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

I don't understand, how do we get back-to-back progressive minority mayors in Calgary but the city keeps voting UCP provincially? Are there large chunks of voters that simply don't vote in anything other than local races?

Turn out in municipal elections is historically a lot lower than other levels of government. Which is probably part of the reason the UCP tied the Transfer Payment referendum to civic elections as a quasi GOTV strategy.

I also think provinically there are lot of 10 second Tories. Who will hold their nose and vote for them for a myriad of reasons

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

Turn out in municipal elections is historically a lot lower than other levels of government. Which is probably part of the reason the UCP tied the Transfer Payment referendum to civic elections as a quasi GOTV strategy.

I also think provinically there are lot of 10 second Tories. Who will hold their nose and vote for them for a myriad of reasons

Yea but usually that benefits the cons, since old people always vote

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

I don't understand, how do we get back-to-back progressive minority mayors in Calgary but the city keeps voting UCP provincially? Are there large chunks of voters that simply don't vote in anything other than local races?

Calgary has voted left-leaning mayors for many decades now. And compared to the time, even Klein was left of center.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Yea but usually that benefits the cons, since old people always vote

anecdotally the most municipally engaged folks I know are under 50