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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
Isn't there something like 350 Canadians in this thing? We gotta right up there, per-capita, for athletes representing. Quite frankly, thats a better indication of athletic participation then fewer participants and more medals.
Quite frankly, I don't think another ball throwing or stick throwing facility in Wetaskawin is going to get new-gen Jonny Canuck off his fat fata ass to throw sticks and balls 40 hrs a week instead of playing Halo 4.
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#1 - 1 gold medal will get more media attention than 350 62nd place finishes. I like the plan to focus funding on those with medal chances rather than towards everyone who qualifies. There is no tracker on the front page of CBC.ca comparing participants that qualified.
#2 - I wasn't suggesting that Canada follow China's methods. My point was that we would have to do *SOMETHING* if we wanted to compete against China. Having girls that can't afford to practice for 20 hours per week are not going to compete against girls that practice for 40 hours per week.
#3 - re: Halo: Alex Bauman would disagree. But in any case, *IF* new-gen Jonny Canuck WANTED to get off his fat ass and throw sticks, then we should have stick throwing facilities at his disposal. It's not a matter of "if there is demand, then they will build it". Ottawa as a municipality is in a huge budget crunch and so they are closing rec facilities, after school programs, public pools, etc, etc.