Great news for Quebec City if the funding streams work towards expanding Laval's stadium to a CFL-ready seat level. If this happens, I have no doubt that CFL football will work there. The Montreal_Quebec City rivalry will be off the charts!
This will depend on who wins the upcoming election. Harper wins, Laval University gets a bunch of Federal money for its sports infrastructure including stadium expansion. Someone else wins, all bets are off.
You hate to see public money being used to so blatantly buy votes, especially from the party whose raison d’etre was to put an end to all that shameless politicking, but if the CFL gets a ninth team and I get another road trip out of it, I can look past that.
Initially, I was disappointed the Maritimes didn’t get this funding. After thinking a bit, the Montreal/Quebec City rivalry would be awesome for the CFL. Hopefully it increases popularity and interest in the league and that helps the Maritimes get a team soon.
Of course, I’d like to see Ottawa back too. Cripes, that would be an eleven team league. Giddy up!
True, I guess the stadium will happen then, which is great. I’m not sure how I feel about funding sports stadiums through taxes but is it really any different than funding other infrastructure that might bring revenue to the city?