Nenshi blasted both the federal and provincial governments, and the responsible ministers, for treating Calgary’s Olympic bid like some small irritant on a distant planet. “Both the federal and provincial governments dithered,” the mayor said in a media scrum. There were midnight phone conferences and oddball solutions such as matched federal funding for the $200-million insurance policy. Nenshi revealed that since Tuesday’s vote he hasn’t had one message or phone call from any senior provincial or federal politician. Not Ricardo Miranda, the provincial culture and tourism minister, not Duncan, and certainly not Premier Rachel Notley or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Source: National Post November 16, 2018 14:33 UTC