I've rebutted a number of times in a different thread. But ok. Here goes again. The City owns the Saddledome. It needs replacing and they have agreed to that. The City wants the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Group (owners of Stampeders, Flames, Hitmen, and Roughnecks) to pay roughly 1/3 for the new arena. The City's contribution would be land and demolishing the Saddledome. The City wants revenue, but without an anchor tenant(s) they won't see diddly. The City does not recognize the economic impact that these sports franchises have and the contribution CSE makes to minor sports. Nor doe the City recognize all the philanthropic contributions the Flames ownership have made this city. Instead they negotiate with a hostile and arrogant attitude; dismiss earnest proposals (CalgaryNext) out of hand and basically skewer the whole process. The City wants to build on the flood plain (CalgaryNext is not on flood plain) and are basically offering nothing to the CSE.