Great to see this forum is now back open, odd how it was locked so quickly after the Games (though every topic is locked). You guys/mods couldn't even wait until the end of summer or even the end of year?
What B.C. and Canada spent on the Games was by far affordable, that is if you use the real numbers and some actual common sense on determining what's an Olympic cost and what's not.
Sensationalist dribble like the Province's headlines of "$6,000,000,000 OLYMPIC COST" on the front page artificially killed much enthusiasm for the Games in the years leading up.
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Some, like NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston, believe the $37-million "You gotta be here" ad campaign that ran during the Games should also be included in the final tally.
"The ‘You gotta be here' campaign is, I think, more reasonably attributed to the Olympics, and it's also part of a political feel-good strategy," Ralston said.
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It was a tourism ad, genius. It was on almost during every NBC commercial break.
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That means the government could be considering other costs like operating pavilions in Torino and Beijing as part of the Olympic price tag.
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That would be fair.
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Critics say the millions spent by crown corporations like ICBC, BC Hydo and the BC Lottery Corporation should also be included.
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Crown corporation budgets should be separate from government expenditures.