Comment 57497

By geoff's two cents (registered) | Posted January 22, 2011 at 17:16:27

@mb - I think RTH commentators, including myself, would be less perturbed by the Cats' business-like (and, as you point out, quite legitimate) dearth of charity and good will toward the community if they could count on the city to be just as ruthless and business-savvy in pursuing the interests of the citizens who elect them.

This latter point is still an open question, however, as evinced by the city's apparent preference for moving forward on the IW proposal without any firm financial commitment from the Cats. Honestly, what business could get away with an oversight like this and remain profitable?

It's the TiCat management's job to press for corporate welfare as a shortcut to profitability if at all possible. What business wouldn't if they had the chance? Young's negotiating tactics (chiding city council for its lack of transparency while negotiating behind the scenes and refusing to release any of their own "studies"; negotiating directly with the media, etc.) may strike many RTH observers, including myself, as transparently juvenile and disingenuous, but they appear to have carried the day. All the more power to the Cats as a business.

Hamilton city council, however, should follow the lead of other major Canadian cities and negotiate to keep the investment of public dollars to line Young's purse to an absolute minimum.

Comment edited by geoff's two cents on 2011-01-22 17:18:25

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