The Council of Canadians is one of Canada’s largest public advocacy organizations. On July 21 they issued a statement on the 2010 Winter Games: We are concerned that the civil liberties of local communities and those who have a critique of the Games are being undermined by an unnecessary security presence. The security budget for …
As reported online by Yahoo News Canada: An Olympic watchdog group is asking the United Nations to send human rights observers to the 2010 Winter Games. The Impact on Communities Coalition haVGs also filed two new complaints to the UN over civil rights and housing in the hopes of finding a way to hold organizers …
As reported in the British Columbia Globe & Mail: When the world descends on Vancouver in six months for the 2010 Winter Olympics, another kind of convergence will quietly be taking place. A cross-Canada security force will gather to keep those crowds under control, and disaster at bay. “It’s the largest security operation, ever, in …
From the Council of the Canadians’ web site: David Eby, the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, recently wrote in the Vancouver Sun that, “While the International Olympic Committee earns a gold medal in the race to protect its sponsors and the Olympic brand, the same cannot be said of its performance in …
As reported in The North Coast online journal: Vancouver professor and Olympics Resistance Network organizer Chris Shaw came to Chicago early this year at the request of No Games Chicago, and spoke of the immense public debt, destruction to public parks, and “frontal assault on civil liberties” that have been the results of Vancouver having …
The Chicagoist asks: Is Chicago Ready to Host the Olympics? That’s the persistent question as the date for selecting the city that will host the 2016 Summer Games draws near. Bid backers in Chicago contend that the Games will bring jobs, an economic boost and international prestige to the city, all at little or no …
As reported by Reuters: 2010 Games seeks to borrow workers to ease budget Organizers of next year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver, facing a budget crunch, said on Thursday they want employers to lend them up to 1,500 short-term workers. Similar worker-loan programs have been used in past Olympics, but organizers of the 2010 Games acknowledged …
As reported in the online CBC News: Vancouver city council voted Thursday to pass new bylaws that make sweeping changes to how the city will work during the 2010 Winter Olympics. After four hours of debate, city council voted in favour of temporary changes that will be in place from January to March of 2010. …
As reported by CBC News online: Vancouver taxpayers could be on the hook for as much as $875 million to complete the Olympic Athletes Village unless city council can reopen a loan given to the developer or find new financing. The city has been forking out money to keep construction going since New York-based hedge …
Check out these news clips that review some of the news surrounding the cost overruns relating tot the Vancouver 2010 games and the promises that were made to the citizens there. Vancouver taxpayers are being handing a billion dollar plus bill for the Olympic Village and other Olympic construction projects soared over budget. It COULD …