The naked politics of Calgary’s new arena deal
Ms. Smith had just revealed that the provincial government would cough up $330-million as part of theto replace the aging Calgary Saddledome with something akin to the gleaming edifice the city of Edmonton finished in 2016 for superstar Connor McDavid to ply his trade.
That is about the only thing in this startling development that makes any sense: the naked politics of it all. Because after that you have the city of Calgary carrying most of the freight for a newarena. Actually, when you throw in the contribution from the provincial government, Alberta taxpayers are paying an obscene amount of money for what amounts to a new playground for the National Hockey League.
Back then, those running the city and province weren’t prepared to give in to such threats. Times have apparently changed.
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