Remember the million-dollar Winnipeg toilet? The Winnipeg Sun did, and gave the CTF a mention in a story ranked #19 of the decade:
19. The million-dollar toilet
Glen Murray’s dream of dining at a French bistro located on a $20-million footbridge overlooking the Red River quickly morphed into a debate over plumbing. Turns out it cost about $1 million to hook up plumbing to the plaza at Esplanade Riel, leading the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to dub the project as the one with “the million-dollar toilet.” Things only got worse when our Tom Brodbeck noted the phallic nature of the span, calling it the “dinkbridge.”
Also notice #17 regarding the $125 million MTS Centre: "Five years after its opening, the arena has been a rousing success, although downtown revival — one of the talked-about benefits of the ice palace — has yet to materialize."
That's right, arenas and stadiums aren't the best catalyst for economic revitalization.
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