With the price tag over a billion dollars and hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer dollars being involved in supporting this project, the city of Edmonton feels a bit slighted as no taxpayer dollars were used or offered to help build Roger's place a few years ago.
He expressed his happiness for the city of Calgary for acquiring this kind of money from the government, however, it appears he wants to make this a goal for him to help the city acquire more funds to improve the quality of life and make sure Edmonton gets its fair share.