A day after the city officials and the Alberta government announced they’d reached an arena deal in principle with the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and the Calgary Stampede, critics are taking aim at the use of public dollars to build an arena, saying there are more critical issues facing taxpayers.
“We’ve got record-high dependence on food banks, people are struggling with inflation, they’re struggling to afford their homes. Is this really appropriate use of taxpayers money to build an NHL arena? No, it’s not,” said Kris Sims, the Alberta director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
But as critics attacked the use
