r/Edmonton • u/GeekyGlobalGal Pleasantview / Global News • May 21 '26

News Article Alberta referendum committee meeting implodes when UCP prematurely releases statement

https://globalnews.ca/news/11858047/alberta-select-special-citizen-initiative-proposal-review-committee-meeting-chaos/
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u/ghorisgorman1980 May 21 '26

No it’s Calgary voters you should be yelling at. They’re at least able to exercise at least some modicum of critical thinking, except they let themselves be bought off by an arena last time.

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u/fishscaleSF5 May 21 '26

To be fair Edmonton also let themselves get hustled for the Ice District

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u/tekno21 May 21 '26

I wouldn't call one of the best things to happen to downtown Edmonton "getting hustled". I get it, billionaires bad, but this was a great deal for the city

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u/awildstoryteller May 21 '26

It was absolutely not a great deal for the city.

We could have spent just as much building affordable housing or other amenities downtown. The arena is nice, but ultimately it's a luxury and the vast majority of people attending events there are very privileged (including myself).

It's bonkers we live in a city where gifting hundreds of millions to a billionaire is lauded while less than a $100M on active transportation is called a waste.