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Originally Posted by GirlySports
would it be a big federal election issue? it wasn't in 2010 with all those minority governments. Trudeau is pro spending and pro buliding infrastructure anyways.
Feds also have to foot the bill for a Toronto 2028 bid. That money is peanuts to the feds  |
Vancouver was named Canada's candidate city in 1999, and won the bid in 2003, both under Liberal majorities. Incidentally, there was a Calgary bid proposal for Canada's nomination; Vancouver had 26 votes, Quebec 25 and Calgary 21 in the first round. It likely won't be an election issue as odds are the 2019 IOC session that names the winning city for 2026 will happen before an election call. We'll either be of the hook or committed by that point.
As far as your question about Expo 2005, a quick glance of articles from when we were bidding (1996-98 timeframe) offer stories similar to that of an Olympic bid: Questions of whether the benefit is worthy of the cost, and questions of what to do after the event. The media of the time - especially after talking to organizers for Spokane's Expo74 (yes, Spokane) and Vancouver's Expo 86 - was very cognizant of the need for a post-fair plan. That, thankfully, is a lesson we already knew well from the legacy of 1988.