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He told us that from his perspective, it looks like victimization, and here's how he explained why:

Hon. Patrick Faber, Minister of Sports
"I heard only vaguely about the desire of the council to do that. I suspect that there is some element of victimization, if you will. We know that the opposition party, particularly the mayor, on his campaign ranted and raved about the civic center. This is not something that they support. I am absolutely surprised in fact that they are jockeying for control of the civic under the emergency management situation should an emergency arise, when they have in fact criticized fiercely - he himself - the fact that the government has invested in what is now all together celebrated as a very, very great investment for our country and for our city. So I am amazed and I believe that some of that has got to be victimization on their part to try to ensure that the structure that we've set up will fail so that they can say, "Aww, you see. We told you so." But I'm also understanding that the city council might be strapped for cash so they have to try the easiest of ways to try to get that money."