Chris Mackay 🇨🇦

Better question: how long since they paid off the big O? (I mean, I assume they have by now…)

“Is Montreal ready to host the Olympics again?” | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-olympics-again-9.7089417

Is Montreal ready to host the Olympics again? | CBC News

Montreal could host the Olympics again, using existing venues and shared-city partnerships to limit costs, experts say. The 1976 Olympics left Montreal and Quebec more than a billion dollars in debt, but the International Olympic Committee is moving toward a more sustainable approach.

CBC
Feb 16 at 7:10pmWeb
Show threadCarolynFeb 16
@tantramar Isn't it falling apart?
Show threadChris Mackay 🇨🇦Feb 16
@CStamp 🤷‍♂️
Show threadSir Osis of Liver 🇨🇦 🇲🇽Feb 16

@tantramar

Short answer: "No"
Long Answer: "NOOOOOOOOO"

No Canadian city should get tangled up in the corrupt sewer that is the IOC. Or FIA. Or FIFA.

Show threadChris Mackay 🇨🇦Feb 16
@Sir_Osis_of_Liver This is the only and most-correct answer.
Show threadCecilia BellFeb 16
@Sir_Osis_of_Liver @tantramar Essay answer: Oh hell, no. Definitely not. Do not want. No.
Show threadjavensbukanFeb 16

@tantramar I mean, if they reuse the existing infrastructure they already paid for dearly....it could be an economically good thing?

But *highly* skeptical. 😒

Show threadanyGouldFeb 16
@tantramar They did, just in time to need to drop another billion on repairs?