by "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Aug 16, 2008 at 02:37 PM
"Claude" <Claude@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "J.C. Watts Enslin" <jonenslin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Honestly, as a Canadian I would rather skip the Olympics entirely
>> rather than witness the embarrassment that this has become. One week
>> in and we have yet to win a single medal.
>>
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> It would only really be an embarrassment if the Government had been
> pouring megabucks into s****t in Canada - that's what the successful
> countries do. Just watch the UK walk over the rest of them in the
cycling.
Yes it would. As it is, I bet China spends less per athlete than does
Canada, but their management style gets results. Don't think this a money
issue.
