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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
So it looks like the proponents of hosting the Olympics are trying to bury reports that are skeptical of the economic benefits. It's hard to give much credibility to this 'exploratory bid' process when it's clear the deck is stacked from the outset in favour of hosting.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle37023435/ |
That's not cool. The excuse of saying not wanting to bombard council with documents doesn't make any sense, and it's BS saying they don't want to give off too much confidential information to competitions. They didn't make it publicly known because it doesn't help their preconceived opinion of hosting the Olympics.
The article makes the major criticism about the lack of jobs it would actually produce. I think the main purpose of doing the Olympics is regional infrastructure, and a bit of civic pride. If the perks there is justified in relation to costs, I'm in favour.