Unveiled only a week ago, the deal will be pushed through by a City Council vote on May 23rd. A two-week courtship hardly qualifies as reasoned public debate.
Time is of the essence.
So it's time to drop the gloves. Let's review some of stellar arguments advanced in favor of the True North arena. It's a private sector led initiative. It ain't so. Manitobans will continue to subsidize the arena's operating costs through a myriad of tax breaks, credits and VLT freebies.