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Premier Rachel Notley threw back her head and laughed.

She actually did that twice. It was an under-reaction. She was entitled to slap her knee and howl.

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The premier was answering questions about Calgary council’s bizarre attempt to keep leftover Olympic money already paid by Ottawa and the province, and also get cash promised for the actual Games.

To add to the zaniness, there had been doomed background buzz about a Olympic rescue effort involving . . . Edmonton.

First up at Monday’s meeting, council voted to wind up BidCo.

Then Nenshi said Calgary should get to keep the $10.5 million from Ottawa and $10 million from the province.

That was nervy enough. But immediately after, council voted to approve Nenshi asking both governments for much of the $2.1 billion promised for the actual Games.

After Notley straightened out her face, she said: “We’re still looking into the state of play with the money that was initially put forward with respect to the bid and the plebiscite.”