A beleaguered taxpayer’s guide to the economics of subsidized sports facilities

A look at the economic aspects of such subsidies as opposed to their politics.

Prime Minister Harper, for now, has resisted the pressures to pay $180-million toward the estimated cost of $400-million for a new arena in Québec City, saying that, "professional sports are first and foremost the responsibility of the private sector. And if there is a role for the federal...

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