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Originally Posted by transplant99
How could the Olympics have changed empty offices and unbuilt pipelines?
Even the amount of jobs created would have been minimal vs building new infrastructure.
Weird take.
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I am not pushing which side I was on any longer but in response to the article, I am not sure he meant change in terms of a pipeline now gets built or offices fill up but a change as in the long list of change the 81 bid for the Calgary Olympics brought when we were in an ugly recession just as we are now.
Something to look forward to
10,000 + jobs create some change
The good feeling created by the volunteer work
Having your city as the focal point of the world for a lengthy period of time
I recall a story about Klein hosting events with people high up across the globe which lead to him being invited to some big political events the following year where he further put Calgary on the map.
The decision was made and there is no point in crying over spilled milk. I have to wonder if there was a much longer period of time from when government announced funding to when the vote was, if results would be different. Reading the cities poll results and reasons some voted (both yes and no) was comical. A large number of factually wrong reasons which points to the presentation being the biggest failure and not the citizens vote.