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Nafta Chapter 11 And Professional Sports In Canada, Robert A. Schmoll
Nafta Chapter 11 And Professional Sports In Canada, Robert A. Schmoll
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Modern professional sports leagues are significant economic enterprises, the most prominent of which span the political border between the United States and Canada. In recent decades, local governments in the United States have invested heavily in professional sports franchises by building stadiums and arenas, hoping either to prevent the home team from moving out or to entice someone else's home team to move in. The willingness to pay of U.S. local governments, coupled with apparently disadvantageous economic conditions in Canada, has resulted in a net loss of professional franchises for Canadian cities, in particular franchises in Canada's national game, hockey. …