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On Monday, council voted to set the deadline for clarity on funding commitments from the provincial and federal governments. Failure to secure firm commitments could scuttle a potential bid.

Moran called the latest development at council “unfortunate,” but urged patience while the financial details of a potential bid are finalized.

“We have to spend a lot more time with city council having dialogue and discussion with them,” Moran said. “We just haven’t had a chance to because (Calgary 2026) hasn’t been up and operating yet.”

“It’s really easy to make a decision based on not having information, and the absence of information makes it even easier to say no,” Moran said.

“But I would just ask people to wait for the information and wait for facts to make their conclusion.”

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Calgary 2026 was officially incorporated in June when former athlete and businessman Scott Hutcheson was named as chair.

One of the first orders of business for the board of the organization was the search for a CEO.

Hutcheson has previously said the new CEO will need to be prepared for the “80-hour work weeks” required to build a bid book in time for the International Olympic Committee’s January deadline.

City staff who have taken the lead so far in working on the bid have faced tight timelines in trying to pull together a potential funding deal for the Games in advance of a fall plebiscite on the Olympics.

Hutcheson confirmed that Moran will draw a base salary paid for by the bid corporation. She could also receive bonuses based on two key performance objectives: successfully shepherding the bid through a fall plebiscite and winning the Games.