Posted March 6, 201510 yr comment_110946 At least they got this right. No Fort McMurray. #TBT to AC in Quebec City in 2003! #CFL pic.twitter.com/KDGdbYd5Vt — CFL (@CFL) March 6, 2015
March 6, 201510 yr comment_110947 This makes a lot of sense as a big chunk of their fan base comes from QC.
March 6, 201510 yr comment_110969 This makes a lot of sense as a big chunk of their fan base comes from QC. It's also almost 10 times of Ft.Mc. QC and surrounds are 760,000, FTMC is 70,000
March 6, 201510 yr comment_110971 Since the return of the Alouettes, there has been a revival of interest in the CFL, both as a spectator sport and it seems like there are lot of good players coming out of La Belle Province, so promoting the CFL in Quebec City is a very smart move.
March 6, 201510 yr comment_110973 Since the return of the Alouettes, there has been a revival of interest in the CFL, both as a spectator sport and it seems like there are lot of good players coming out of La Belle Province, so promoting the CFL in Quebec City is a very smart move. I have family who lived there for a long time, and I've been told that Montreal is all about the Habs, and Quebec City is all about the Alouettes....
March 6, 201510 yr comment_110977 If only QC had 30k stadium. A federal election is coming up this year, so a lot of promises will be made, and some may actually be kept, so who knows? The last federal election, the Tories promised funding for a new arena in Quebec City, so maybe, just maybe....
March 6, 201510 yr comment_110998 If only QC had 30k stadium.A federal election is coming up this year, so a lot of promises will be made, and some may actually be kept, so who knows? The last federal election, the Tories promised funding for a new arena in Quebec City, so maybe, just maybe.... I don't remember the federal Conservatives ever saying they would give funding to an arena in QC. They've been quite adamant that federal funding will not go to facilities whose main occupant would be a pro team for a number of years.
March 6, 201510 yr comment_111000 If only QC had 30k stadium.A federal election is coming up this year, so a lot of promises will be made, and some may actually be kept, so who knows? The last federal election, the Tories promised funding for a new arena in Quebec City, so maybe, just maybe.... I don't remember the federal Conservatives ever saying they would give funding to an arena in QC. They've been quite adamant that federal funding will not go to facilities whose main occupant would be a pro team for a number of years. I believe it was during the 2011 election when the chair of the Quebec conservative caucus was in a tough fight for a seat and made the announcement. It was not offical election policy but was never confirmed or denied by Harper. I recall it because I won a fifty dollar bet with my brother over it.
March 6, 201510 yr comment_111003 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere.
March 6, 201510 yr comment_111004 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere.They contributed quite a bit to IGF.
March 6, 201510 yr comment_111006 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere. The trick they use is to give money for "infrastructure"- roads, sewers and so forth. It is pure coincidence that these infrastructure projects happen to be in the immediate vicinity of sports venues. It also happened with the Senators' arena in Kanata- several tens of millions of dollars were granted by the federal Liberals (I believe).
March 7, 201510 yr comment_111011 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere.They contributed quite a bit to IGF. No they didn't. They gave money for the UoM fitness centre. None of the fed money went directly into the stadium.
March 7, 201510 yr comment_111018 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere.They contributed quite a bit to IGF. No they didn't. They gave money for the UoM fitness centre. None of the fed money went directly into the stadium. As the old saying goes "there's more than one way to skin a cat."
March 7, 201510 yr comment_111022 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere.They contributed quite a bit to IGF. No they didn't. They gave money for the UoM fitness centre. None of the fed money went directly into the stadium. As the old saying goes "there's more than one way to skin a cat." Don't know how that saying fits the situation. The feds' contribution did nothing for the stadium or the Bombers.
March 7, 201510 yr comment_111023 I thought I remember reading somewhere that one of the biggest opponents to the CFL expanding to QC is actually Laval University. They're drawing like crazy right now, and have no interest in sharing that market. Anyone else remember this, or am I just making stuff up / confusing this with mid-2000s USC and the NFL?
March 7, 201510 yr Author comment_111025 I thought I remember reading somewhere that one of the biggest opponents to the CFL expanding to QC is actually Laval University. They're drawing like crazy right now, and have no interest in sharing that market. Anyone else remember this, or am I just making stuff up / confusing this with mid-2000s USC and the NFL? I think the market will dictate just what the fans in QC watch. They may have to build a 25.000 seat stadium someday just to do that.
March 7, 201510 yr comment_111028 I thought I remember reading somewhere that one of the biggest opponents to the CFL expanding to QC is actually Laval University. They're drawing like crazy right now, and have no interest in sharing that market. Anyone else remember this, or am I just making stuff up / confusing this with mid-2000s USC and the NFL? I remember reading/hearing that Laval didn't want the CFL there too.
March 7, 201510 yr comment_111031 The Federal Conservatives don't spend money on pro sports arenas or stadiums. They just don't do it anywhere. The trick they use is to give money for "infrastructure"- roads, sewers and so forth. It is pure coincidence that these infrastructure projects happen to be in the immediate vicinity of sports venues. It also happened with the Senators' arena in Kanata- several tens of millions of dollars were granted by the federal Liberals (I believe). The funding for the new arena in Quebec consists of $200 million from the province and $200 million from the city. No fed money.
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