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And although the cur- Gillen said. “If the costs are unacceptable, vating the old rent feasibility study that is in However, Mayor Sam Katz’s we’ll build something smaller,” progress won’t be completed spokesperson Greg Burch said at a Robson said. “But the Bombers still Bombers stadium, until April, it’s not the only recent meeting a WED spokesperson need a new stadium and we will pro- concept in the project that is said they would have no involvement vide the space.” yet undetermined. in the project. among other issues.” “Funding through Western Paul Robson, CEO of the Red Economic Development is new to me River Exhibition Association says — they showed up to one of our the $165 million figure — an esti- meetings and said they weren’t (pro- mate for a particular design in a story viding funding) and whether they published in the Winnipeg Free Press were lying to us, well, you’ll have to NAFTA’s Investor Rights Challenged on December 22, 2004 — is any- talk with them,” Burch said. thing but an absolute. When asked if any sort of finan- “I don’t know where in the world cial commitments have been made $165 million came from,” Robson towards the project, Charlie said. “But that’s one of the things the Mcdowell, spokesperson for Jim feasibility study will determine — Rondeau, Provincial Minister of the actual cost. That number was just Industry, said it’s pending solely on made up by these media people.” the feasibility study and agreed that Robson says the idea to build it is fair to say there have been no what he calls a ‘four season complex’ confirmed commitments to date. came about in 1997, when the The feasibility study will outline grounds were in the first phase of the costs of building the new com- construction. After talking with Leo plex and renovating the old Bombers Ledohowski, CEO of CanadInns, stadium, among other issues. But one Gene Dunn, Chairperson of the element the study doesn’t look at is Winnipeg Blue Bombers Board of transportation. The complex is sta- Directors, and Lyle Bauer, CEO of tioned on the outskirts of the city — the Blue Bombers, the idea began to across from the Assiniboia Downs materialize. racetrack. Since Robson envisions it “We just don’t want it to be a ten- as an entertainment facility that will day-facility, and that’s why when operate on a daily basis, accessibility Illlustration by: David Tan talking to Leo, Gene Dunn and Lyle is understandably an issue. However, » Bauer, we started to realize that we Robson is confident Winnipeg Josh Grummett Beat Reporter could do something,” Robson said. Transit will provide daily service. “There’s a complex in Grand Forks “Transit will tell you we give disputes are based on loose interpreta- that has a football field and exhibi- them some of the best service and we PS is suing the tions of the chapter, and eff ectively tion space underneath the stands and have an extremely good relationship Canadian gov- allow challenges on anything that they also have a hotel, so when Leo with them — we’re confident they ernment for aff ects corporate profi ts. said he was willing to build a water- can extend these routes,” Robson $250 million CUPW and the Council of park, it all started to make sense.” explains. But Bill Menzies, manager under Chapter Canadians are claiming that the fed- When asked whether he antici- of planning and schedules of 11 of NAFTA for eral government has “deprive[d] “If UPS were to pates a conflict of interest that could Winnipeg Transit doesn’t appear to Uwhat it calls ‘unfair business Canadian courts of the authority to be successful, protrude from having two organiza- have the term ‘everyday’ in his practice’—claiming that Canada adjudicate matters reserved to them tions with differentiating financial plans. Post’s very existence as a Crown by the Constitution”; that they have Canada is giving expectations partnered with one “We would likely be having spe- corporation is an unfair monop- “infringe[d] and den[ied] the rights another, Robson said that it is one cial services rather than regular,” oly—and the Canadian Union and freedoms guaranteed by the unfair advan- element the feasibility study will Menzies said. “We’ll definitely pro- of Postal Workers, with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and investigate. vide some sort of service similar to Council of Canadians, is inter- the Canadian Bill of Rights”; and that tages to foreign “The Bombers are a non-profit the Red River Exhibition — an vening. they have “exceed[ed] the treaty mak- organization and (CanadInns) are a express service from downtown, for ing powers of government by negoti- investment.” for-profit, so that’s one of the aspects example.” Th eir position—“that the provi- ating a treaty that is incompatible — Laura Sewell (Council of of the feasibility study,” he said.