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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Government funds athletes. Athletes win medals. Canadians become more proud and gain a sense of nationality. Canadians buy more Canadian goods and support more Canadian initiatives. Canada's economy gets stronger.
Simplistic, but there is benefit to gaining national pride.
Sending a 300-man delegation to an international event and winning no medals is a big deal for national reputation.
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That sounds like a huge leap to me.
Even if Canada won every medal, people would still make their purchases based on the best value for their dollar. Heck, if the Canadian economy grew more, people would probably buy even more foreign goods as comparatively speaking, Canadian products would become more expensive.
The fact we buy so many Chinese products now has nothing to do with their prowress at the Olympics, or our lack of self respect.