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Interview: Olympics economics

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: February 12, 2010

The opening ceremonies kick off the Winter Olympics in Vancouver tonight, but the lead up to the games has been fraught with concerns over cost and whether the games will pay off for the Canadian economy. PRI’s The World reporter Jason Margolis spent some time in Vancouver recently and I spoke with him over [...]

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The pricey (and icy) road to Vancouver

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: February 3, 2010

It’ll cost a lot to host the Winter Olympics — over $6 billion CDN, to be exact. Will the Olympics pay off for Vancouver? The World’s Jason Margolis looks at the numbers behind the games in the first of a series of pieces.
While the Vancouver Olympics are costing a pretty Canadian penny, the [...]

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