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NEW Canada Wants to Calgary to Host the Olympics. It Can't Keep Water in the Pipes.
Canadian Olympic funding is short and the solution being floated is hosting the most expensive sporting event on earth. The Canadian Olympic Committee made the ask public after Milan Cortina. The answer they proposed is a bid, which is either nation-building or the most expensive way to avoid the actual problem, depending on who you ask.
Every recent attempt at a Canadian hosting bid has fallen apart. Calgary voted it down 56 to 44. BC's 2030 proposal with First Nations died when the provincial government said no. There's a possible 2038 window if Switzerland passes. Adam van Koeverden…
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