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We will not spend taxpayers' money on a professional sports arena or stadium in Quebec City. And we...

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We will not spend taxpayers' money on a professional sports arena or stadium in Quebec City. And we will not participate in such projects in Regina, Halifax, Edmonton, or my hometown, Calgary.... We aren't financing the one here, and the same treatment will be applied equally across the country.

That's Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper discussing the (im)possibility of arena funding in Quebec City, and across the country. His stance makes it very unlikely that Edmonton will receive any federal dollars for their arena project.

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