David Asper
Fighting back
With the family business in ruins, the Asper brothers are duking it out in new arenas, with different results
Quebec and the NHL arms race
Subsidizing NHL arenas is ultimately a means of subsidizing a cartel
A family that’s too big to fail?
Asper’s firm received a $90-million taxpayer loan to build a stadium
UManitoba set to get new 30,000-seat football stadium
In winter, stadium will have a bubble dome covering the field for soccer and other activities
Family ties
As the Tories consider a bailout of private TV broadcasters, including Canwest, the government’s relationship with the Aspers causes concern