‘This or Nothing’: Quebec Finance Minister Defends Subsidy for NHL Pre-Season Games

Published on November 21, 2023

Quebec’s finance minister is defending his decision to spend up to $7 million of taxpayer money to bring the Los Angeles Kings NHL team to Quebec City next October for two pre-season games. Eric Girard says he made the call because he wants to showcase the city’s publicly funded NHL-size arena, and show the league how much fans want a professional hockey team in the provincial capital. Mr. Girard is also shedding more light on where the money is going, explaining that the province will pay the costs for travel, lodging, and accommodations for the Kings—and for the two teams they are playing against: the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers....

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