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Has there ever been any discussion whatsoever about the city partnering with whatever branch of the Irving empire that owns the Wildcats so that they can help bear some of the financial burden? Or, has there been any discussion with any private company to discuss partnerships? If there's such a slam dunk economic case for this thing, one has to think that it wouldn't be difficult to find private enterprise willing get on board in some way.

However much people believe this arena to be a panacea for Moncton's moribund downtown (and I have my doubts - many, many cities have played this game to limited success, given the associated costs), I think that asking the province to commit to this while struggling to keep hospitals open is a big ask.