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Lost in the euphoria of this coming weekend’s Garth Brooks concerts at Mosaic Stadium is the lost opportunity of hosting an Aug. 22 NFL pre-season game in Saskatchewan.
Sadly, those responsible for preventing this game from happening within our borders (a game that could be a boost to the economy in our province, in a stadium paid for primarily by taxpayers) appear to be able to justify this decision.
Don’t lose sight of the story. This isn’t about ticket prices for the game in Winnipeg, or the attendance figure for the game in the Manitoba capital.
This is about certain Saskatchewan parties stopping an event that should be taking place in a venue that belongs to the people.
Whether it was those who operate Mosaic Stadium, levels of government that should have done everything they could do to make this NFL game happen, or a community-owned football team that got in the way, having this event move from Saskatchewan to Manitoba is inexcusable.
It’s ironic that those influencers, whoever they may be within the “new Saskatchewan,” resorted to an old way of thinking in a province that was supposed to be better than that. Maybe we aren’t.