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Mammoliti: If we gave staff the mandate immediately to look at the potential of a temporary casino on the waterfront.… The difference in the revenue will be the casino revenue.

Moeser: Where is this boat coming?

Mammoliti: Thank you for the question.

Speaker: Councillor Moeser, we are not talking about a boat! We’re not talking about a casino! What we’re talking about is the motion that is on the screen.

Mammoliti: If you just stop interrupting me, I can honestly answer every question!

Moeser: We have to deal with this budget today, exactly where are we going to find the 2%? You can’t say there is going to be a boat at the end of the dock in three months.

Mammoliti: I’m telling you can do it within two or three months. If you can do it within two or three months, why wouldn’t we do it. Why do we want to increase property taxes when there is a solution… The reality is people don’t want to keep paying and paying and paying through their property.

Moeser: We’re supposed to deal with reality here. Where is this boat you’re talking about?

Mammoliti: British Columbia has got a few for sale right now. You can laugh all you like.