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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Do not want. This isn't 1988 any more. There's a reason countries like Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Germany have withdrawn bids in recent years. I have my doubts the Winter Olympics will ever be hosted in Western Europe again. Canada would be wise to follow suit and leave the Olympics to autocracies willing to spend billions on propaganda and lining the pockets of their corrupt cronies.
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That might be the very reason to do it, so the Olympic movement (which I think still has a lot of value) does not follow that fate. Use Calgary as an opportunity to truly get the scale and execution of the games back on track to something more reasonable and positive in terms of legacy.