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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I saw an interview with Dick Pound the other day on CBC where they discussed whether or not Canada should boycott. He made some very interesting and good points on why the athletes should not be penalized by a political decision aimed at a foreign super power. Basically a lot of it came down to the fact that if the government wants to stand up and penalize China they have better and stronger options through sanctions and other measures. He also said that the athletes are invited to the Olympics by the IOC which in general is apolitical.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1854185027529/ |
I feel bad for the athletes, but would hope that they would say no. The Olympics are the one area where you have an opportunity in a high profile event to take a solid stand. Canada with the two Michaels and the genocide should be leading the way in terms of a boycott.
The only other thing would be for Canada showing up wearing anti-genocide shirts and waiving "Free the Michael flags"