Prolympics
● A fun and unique opportunity that
many people would not otherwise
have a chance to experience in their lifetime
● We may be able to finally upgrade the
Saddledome
● Other important infrastructure
updates/builds such as affordable
housing units and much needed
transit improvements
● Attract investment to Calgary
● Calgary will get international attention
and millions of people will learn more
about our city and country
● Calgarians will have something to
bond over more than just the Stampede
● Legal weed could make this the
chillest Olympics yet
● Projected financial gain for Calgary is
$1.5 billion, and $2 billion for Alberta
● If Canada wins gold in hockey in Calgary,
it would instil civic pride
● It might cost a lot, but this money is
not being taken away from other
matters, it is being generated and
allocated for the Olympics
● We secretly love to watch curling
● Tourism would benefit as more
visitors could come to Alberta
● Non-quantifiable values like a sense of
community, hope, optimism, confidence, and unity
Nolympics
● Will cost Calgarians about $2,000 per
household at projected cost, although
if it overruns on average for winter
games that number could jump to
$11,000 per household, and that
doesn’t even include ‘Dome foams’
● 35 more years of Saddledome memes
● Building new infrastructure is unnecessary
when Calgary already has a vacancy problem
● Horgan will somehow find a way to
block the games at the last minute
● The money could be allocated to
deficits, social or other fiscal needs
● Market for Olympic apparel will not
be big enough to replace oil
● USA might win gold in hockey in Calgary
to our embarassment
● Olympics have highest average cost
overrun of any type of mega-project.
The average is 156% above estimated costs,
and 47% of Games run above 100%. If we overrun at the
average of 156% our financial gains will disappear
● We take this large risk, we spend all
this money, just to watch Shaun White
win (yet) again
● Even more tourists behind your Lake
Louise canoe Insta pics
● In the plebiscite, the majority of the
public voted “no” to hosting. If this still
moves forward despite the (non-binding) vote,
Council has some ass-kissing to do
- By Mitch Bringeland and Alyna Campbell
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