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Eugene Melnyk reacts to Lebreton Flats arena with no taxpayer funding

00:00 - 00:03 We are here to provide an update on Rendezvous Lebreton

00:04 - 00:05 The brand new arena

00:05 - 00:07 will be here between Pimisi and Bayview Stations

00:08 - 00:12 The approximate cost will be $500-600 million

00:12 - 00:15 and all parties would like it in Phase I of the project

00:17 - 00:19 That seems like a reasonable price tag for the taxpayers

00:19 - 00:21 considering all that I have done for them

00:24 - 00:26 Mr. Melnyk,

00:27 - 00:28 The Mayor

00:31 - 00:33 The Mayor has said you have to pay for the arena

00:34 - 00:36 There will be no taxpayer dollars

00:53 - 00:58 Anyone who does not think I'm capable this, please leave the room

01:13 - 01:15 Does the Mayor think I'm made of money?!

01:15 - 01:17 I already have to pay these entitled hockey players

01:18 - 01:23 who can't even get along on Instagram!

01:25 - 01:28 Do people remember what happened in 2003?

01:29 - 01:31 I saved this team!

01:31 - 01:34 No one gives me credit! And I brought them The Eagles

01:34 - 01:37 Trust me - the only thing I'd like to do less

01:37 - 01:40 -than leave Barbados to have to come to Ottawa-

01:40 - 01:42 -Sir, you did buy the Ottawa Senators-

01:42 - 01:46 -is to have to go all the way out to Kanata!

01:46 - 01:48 Sir, why did you buy the team?

01:48 - 01:52 Because they were the only team available when I had money

01:53 - 01:54 Would rather have had the Leafs!

01:56 - 01:57 The fans - all they do is expect things

01:57 - 02:00 Pay Karlsson, Pay Alfredsson

02:00 - 02:03 Pay for hot water in the washrooms!

02:04 - 02:08 And all I ask is for a bit of public support

02:08 - 02:13 Well they don't support me by coming to the games

02:14 - 02:16 It's hockey in goddamn Ottawa, Canada.

02:17 - 02:21 They say they will spend money on hockey, once I do

02:27 - 02:29 There was that one person

02:30 - 02:34 Who gave me part of his liver

02:34 - 02:36 And it gave me the strength

02:41 - 02:42 Pierre, Nicolas

02:43 - 02:47 Aimee, Coaches - you are my only employees left and we will do this alone

02:48 - 02:53 Even if that means you have to take out the garbage!

02:54 - 02:56 Can you believe how well Tkachuk

02:56 - 02:59 and those two French defencemen are doing?

03:00 - 03:02 We're going to tell everyone they are our future

03:04 - 03:07 Don't worry - he can't hold onto this team forever

03:14 - 03:16 Anyone who asks to be paid what they are worth

03:19 - 03:23 We will trade away even further than San Jose

03:25 - 03:26 Understood?

03:31 - 03:33 We stay under budget

03:40 - 03:46 Maybe this team would be better off owned by John Ruddy?

03:46 - 03:49 I'll ruin this team before I let that happen