Fighting back
With the family business in ruins, the Asper brothers are duking it out in new arenas, with different results
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David Asper
Quebec and the NHL arms race
Subsidizing NHL arenas is ultimately a means of subsidizing a cartel
A family that’s too big to fail?
Asper’s firm received a $90-million taxpayer loan to build a stadium
UManitoba set to get new 30,000-seat football stadium
In winter, stadium will have a bubble dome covering the field for soccer and other activities
Family ties
As the Tories consider a bailout of private TV broadcasters, including Canwest, the government’s relationship with the Aspers causes concern