To the editor,
Re: 54 per cent of British Columbians believe Vancouver should bid for Winter Olympics, survey finds, July 7.
We have thousands of homeless people living on our streets and parks. We have thousands of Canadians waiting inordinate months for care in a disintegrating health-care system that is causing unnecessary deaths. We have thousands of criminals with multiple convictions walking free and harming innocent victims because our ‘justice system’ is a joke. We have thousands of citizens who have had their homes destroyed by fire and floods waiting ridiculous lengths of time to receive help to recover.We have left thousands of Afghans who worked for Canada stranded and left to be murdered.We have let promises of controlling climate change lapse and be ignored.
These are only a few of the major problems Canada and British Columbians face and yet governments are considering spending billions of scarce money on another Olympic bid?
Elected officials are supposed to act in the interests of citizens, fix serious problems, and stop wasteful spending. If authorities take more than a minute to stop another bid for Olympic games and parties, then they aren’t doing their job. Do the right thing: Stop the useless, despicable Olympic bid.
Gary Korpan, Nanaimo
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