Smith said Quebec Premier Francois Legault told her at a recent meeting of first ministers that he\u0027s keen to get a team back in Quebec City.
When asked about why the province is supporting a new arena for the billionaire owners of the local NHL hockey team instead of a new hospital, the premier said it’s not an either-or situation. She also noted the efforts Quebec is going through to find a team for the provincially-funded Videotron Centre, which has so far sat without an NHL tenant since opening in 2015.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The premier’s office later clarified that the comment was made in jest and that she made the statement to “explain the importance of getting this deal done so Albertans can enjoy a new Calgary event centre befitting the world-class city that Calgary is.”Article content
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