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Originally Posted by Cappy
You mean Rio?
The place with amazing beaches and weather and all that stuff?
Who wouldn't want to visit there?
If the goal is to increase infrastructure spending and tourism in Calgary, we would be better off bilking the Federal Government for a few billion, then spending that money on making Disneyland North, or Dubai West, than spending it on the olympics.
I don't see why anyone would come to Calgary cause they saw it on TV during the olympics. Or is a new ski jump going to sway their tourist desires?
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Tourism
rose due to the Olympics, which was the point of the conversation.
As for bilking the federal government for infrastructure spending, that argument actually favours doing the Olympics. Ottawa cash rarely makes it out this way, they seem to prefer giving it to Quebec artists. The Olympics is one sure-fire way to get some federal money spent here.
Not saying that's a reason to do it, just responding to the comment I quoted.