They were supposed to choose which to prioritize.
They didn’t.
thestar.com/calgary/2019/0…
That project, he said, "deserves our full-time attention." (March 4)
“I cannot stress how worried I am about this.” (March 4)
"It is now time to stop fearmongering and move towards a can-do attitude that used to be in this city." (March 4)
"It makes no sense today to wait for a rainy day. The rainy day is upon us, and to kill this today is extremely shortsighted." (March 4)
FOR
Sutherland
Magliocca
Gondek
Chu
Chahal
Davison
Carra
Jones
Keating
Colley-Urquhart
Nenshi
AGAINST
Farrell
Woolley
Farkas
Demong
The city made a loan to cover the provincial portion, and that $ is eventually supposed to come back in the form of a CRL—but not until 2028 and beyond.
Here's how Nenshi put it in July. #yyccc
"Underperforming convention centres are money pits for public debt, and lock up highly valuable real-estate for largely vacant space."
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… #yyccc
@JeffDavisonYYC said if council approved it, "you will forever be known as the council that likely lost the Calgary Flames."
#yyccc voted it down.
FOR
Demong
Farkas
Farrell
Woolley
AGAINST
Nenshi
Carra
Chahal
Chu
Davison
Gondek
Keating
Magliocca
Sutherland
FOR
Nenshi
Sutherland
Magliocca
Gondek
Chu
Davison
Carra
Jones
Keating
Colley-Urquhart
Demong
AGAINST
Chahal
Farrell
Farkas
Woolley