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There are very few things in sports that feel better then watching Canadians kick butt at international sport. Wait till the weekend and you will see the rowers and canoeists grab a few medals. It is important that we fund sports that tie in to Canadian history and culture, the country was opened up and and explored on canoes and boats. And of course, we own the winter! so we need to dominate in that area. Other sports like soccer, basketball and such should identify with many new Canadians and are very visible on the world stage, we gain prestige and bragging rights.

And my own personal favorite is all of the combat sports; Boxing, fencing, judo, wrestling, and taikwondo. I still remember Daniel Ingali winning the gold in wrestling, that was a big one and i was there in Sydney when he won that. Our boxing team is pathetic and very poorly funded, watching one of my countrymen get beaten like that was not fun. Hearing the story of Sherraine Schalm and her having to run around the world for fencing training is nuts, she is going up against countries that have full support mechanisms similar to that received by the Calgary Flames.

The bottom line is its more fun to win and to watch us winning and it is tied in with national pride, if you care or have any.