Jack Todd: Shrinking stadium puts Alouettes back where they started

It seemed like a reasonable idea at the time.
The Alouettes were hot. Percival Molson Stadium was too small. Owner Bob Wetenhall was tired of losing money.
Former team president Larry Smith convinced city and provincial governments to pony up the lion’s share of the $29 million needed to expand the tired old stadium by 5,000 seats.
As stadium boondoggles go, it was small change: you only have to hike a few steps up Mount Royal and look east to see what billion-dollar fiascos look like. Whe