"Everything has risk, but the risk involved based off of those numbers is very low if not non-existent," said Anthony LeBlanc

The point man behind the plan to bring a stadium and the CFL to Halifax says it's a "low-risk investment" for taxpayers.

Anthony LeBlanc, co-founder of Schooner Sports and Entertainment, making that comment after SSE made much of its stadium proposal public last week.

One option in the proposal asks for Halifax to contribute $2 million per year to the cost of the stadium. According to LeBlanc, some of that would be returned via a $10 surcharge added to tickets.

"HRM will have its full $2 million back, one million out of a cheque that we'll write every year, the second out of the surcharge," LeBlanc offered.

On Monday, Bedford councillor Tim Outhit suggested the money was a lot to ask considering HRM will not own, operate or control the facility. As well, District 5 councillor Sam Austin questioned what would happen to the money HRM is told to expect from ticket sales should a potential CFL team go "belly up".

"The ownership of the facility is not super important to us, it's how it's going to be financed to be built, and then being operated," said LeBlanc "I think from HRM's perspective they want to be crystal clear they're not on the hook operationally, which we're willing to do regardless of the ownership structure."

LeBlanc says he believes the $2 million annual contribution option is Halifax council's best option.

"Everything has risk, but the risk involved based off of those numbers is very low if not non-existent," he said.

Mayor Mike Savage said last week that he would wait to get more information before offering an opinion on the stadium proposal. A staff report is expected to come before council by spring of 2020.