Thumbs Up!
I’ve been saying for at least 25 years, that aiming for the 40th anniversary would be good.
With the timing shift, now it’s 38 or 42 years.
Is the government going to use the proceeds from the carbon tax to find it??
NO! NO! NO!
The Olympics are nothing but a big boondoggle. Too much money spent for nothing accomplished with a whole lot of freeloaders getting all the perks.
NO! NO! NO!
If they promise to spend nothing on new capital projects and don’t run a deficit – go for it. If it is an excuse to fund a billion dollar arena for Calgary when they wouldn’t give a penny to Edmonton – screw em.
I’m sure Potato Head will back this one because it’ll provide him with a way of drawing worldwide attention to himself. (“Thee? I brought the Olympicth back to Canada, jutht like my daddy did before me. Aren’t I wonderful?”)
And if Calgary get the games, I’ll bet that much of the work in building the facilities will be done by our “refugees” as a way of integrating them into Canadian society.
No. Absolutely not. Unless the IOC is prepared to undergo a third-party audit. The IOC is a serially criminally corrupt organization Calgary should not consort with criminals.
Not just no, Hell no. Don’t need any more corruption.
Integrating? After a year they don’t speak English and don’t have jobs. Who said anything about integrating?
No.
Things are and will be different in 2026 than 1998. The Olympics are a cesspool of corruption feeding off pro-athlets who gang bang each other while supposidly getting ready for the next contest.
Remember the Elizabeth Manley sandwich?
No.
No
After a year they don’t speak English and don’t have jobs. Who said anything about integrating?
Ah, but that’s why bringing the Olympics to Calgary will be such a good idea.
(sarcasm = off)
No, I don’t think they’ll integrate and not because of a lack of opportunity, either. Besides, the Olympics are simply an expensive boondoggle for the host countries.
But don’t tell that to our philosopher princeling Potato Head. Those may precisely be the arguments he’ll use to support any bid that might be made.
No!
In 10 years the next little ice age will be well under way and any outdoor winter sports will have to be played in the sub Sahara.
To answer the question and for sake of not handing over to corruption billions of the future earnings of Canadians, I say no for Calgary.
NO NO NO NO NO!
For the reasons mentioned.
No. Puke. No.
One of the more sickening displays of corruption in the sports world. Being involved in the Olympics comes second only to being involved in the UN as far as stomach wretching activities are concerned.
NO
Expensive two week sports parties run by corrupt international cartels are a ruse to get the rubes to cough up more tax money and coerce businesses into ‘sponsorship’ boondoggles.
Most definitely NO! Time to turn off this pit of corruption.
2026? The earth will be a scorched frying pan by then! PM Potato Head will be long retired and have his own private island next to Aga Khan’s in the Bahamas, bought and paid for with rewards points from the Aga’s Foundation.
No – unless you can make it work on private funding. The Flames ownership are behind this to get the new arena built with tax dollars.
No, No, No, for the love of god, NO!!!
From a born and raised Calgarian. (On the other hand, maybe by then I won’t be in Calgary anymore)
OF COURSE its an excuse to build a new Billion Dollar arena for Millionaire hockey players.
They have all the facilities necessary, but would find excuses to just have to build new ones.
“Not enough seats”
“Outdated communication facilities”
“Better technology”
Any and all buzzwords will be used, abused and beaten up to get their way.
Yes, PM Selfie Spud would be front and center to do this, he has already shown his disdain for Canadian taxpayers, why should this stop him? And you know Red Rachel would do anything to make herself and the Horde look better too.
It will happen for ALL the WRONG reasons. And this isn’t even mentioning the corruption of the Olympic hierarchy, and the unnecessary need for these types of events anymore
Down. Let North Korea have it.
And when Calgary is flooded again or Ft. McMurray burns down again, please don’t expect any donations ’cause Alberta seems to have enough money.
Now that nonsurgical trans-genders can compete with women its become an expensive joke , so no .With all the bribery with expense its immoral if not financially suicidal for this leftist political zoo. Special Olympics would be a better bet.
What difference does it make ? Nobody, but corrupt IOC officials and corrupt national and local politicians will make any money. Only a pittance will trickle down to locals.
Do tell, what is the Elizabeth Manley sandwich ?
Last time there was a winter Olympics, the Progs used it to embarrass the home team (the Russians)on LGBTQ issues. The elected government of Ukraine was rioted/overthrown & Putin had to “secure” his borders, plus access to the Black Sea. ’cause he wasn’t toeing the line on all the SJW issues.
Just a New World Order Boondoggle in waiting. What issues will be fought or imposed over with this new “show”? And, who ends up paying for it?
And I’m not liking that some people will use this to get a bigger better ice rink for the Flames. That’s you Mr. Murray Edwards & your little selfie boy Nenshi. You’ve got billions attached to your name….pay for it yourself!
Well, Albertans can certainly afford it…. they just need to use their Heritage Fund.
Oops.
Beyond No, if possible.
NO! A thousand times,NO!
Instead of circuses and photo-ops for politicians, how about some sensible governance,complete with minimal unemployment, decent housing,health care, and an end to apartheid?
Well, for all those who want the Olympics to be at Calgary in 2026, how much are they willing to cough up for it?
So, take all those people who want the Olympics in Calgary – not governments, but individuals – find out the cost of a typical Olympics, divide that cost by the number of people who truly want the Olympics, give them each a bill, and tell them that each and everyone of them will have to pay that bill or it’s a no-go.
The trouble with all these kinds of mega-projects is that the people who are wanting it aren’t presented with an actual bill for it.
If I want a car but I don’t have to pay for it, guess what kind of car I’ll want? It sure ain’t gonna be a two-seater with no radio!
If it were up to me, not only would Calgary not be getting the Olympics, spending public money on Olympic Anything would be a jailing offense. If I had my way, the entire Olympic organization would be more banned in Canada than Hamas.
It’s supposed to be an amateur athletic thing. There’s been nothing amateur or athletic about it since Hitler hijacked it in 1936. The Olympics was one of the first casualties of the Nazis and its rotting, shambling corpse has been stinking up Western Civilization ever since.
Either put a stake through its undead heart and bury it in the great manure pile of history, or hold the traditional contests in a Greek cow pasture the way it is supposed to be done.
Not sure if anyone mentioned…
The media and political buildup to ANY Olympics is nauseating. Hype, speculation, nonsense and gibberish months before the Olympics. Coca Cola all of a sudden (every couple of years for winter and summer Olympics) becomes at one with Mother Earth and athleticism. As if they give phlying phuck about anything other than selling their pop.
And the closer to home it is, the worse it gets.
Then there is the ubiquitous association of the Olympics to global warming: “it is getting too hot” for summer Olympics and there is “not enough snow” for winter Olympics. Happened every Olympics for the past 20 years. The world does not need another excuse to whine about climate. Bah.
CAS
Big NO!
Roads are congested enough, we’ve had our fill of the multicultural globalist BS stuffed down our throats.
No.
Once a King, always a King, but once a night is enough.
Calgary got lucky with the 1988 games, when it came off as well as it did considering the warm weather conditions at that time. The world and Calgary is a totally different place today than back then. Cost of security alone would rule out consideration.
And right now we are on a slippery economic slope downward. Who knows when it will level off and turn upward again. We need to deal with todays real problems.
Several years ago, I was in a plane and was seated beside someone who was involved with the preparations for the Winter Olympics at Whistler.
The security requirements were unbelievable. Aside from vetting the athletes and support staff, it sounded like much of B. C. was close to being a no-fly zone. Then, of course, there was the presence of the military both in the area and across the border in Washington.
With all that folderol, why on earth would the city of Calgary even consider hosting the Olympics?
Thumbs down. The carbon footprint alone from the event will warm the Earth by 0.0001 deg C. The politicians and IOC dignitaries attending will add another few degrees or so and dangerously deplete the Earth’s supply of hors d’oeuvres and baby duck.
The fact that Calgary City Council would fund a study into this without vetting it with tax payers is an indication of just how bad things are getting in the public service. The IOC ranks right up there with the UN and IPCC as it relates to corruption and mismanagement of everything they touch. My respect for Calgary is almost as low as my view of the current government in Edmonton.
No no no no no no no no no!
And No!
Just one more black hole for that bunch of Council lunatics (and, yes, I acknowledge the repetition) to pour taxpayer money into. Those clowns couldn’t run a beer stand at Stampede and break even.
No, we already pay too much in taxes in Calgary. No to paying more to libe Nensharia’s and the IOC’s pockets.
Yes, yes yes absolutely yes, please take one for the team Calgary, this delay Olympics coming to Moronto by a few turns.
From the NP article: “…There’s no question Nenshi is a huge Olympic fan, and, if the numbers make sense, the popular politician is expected to lead the charge for Calgary in 2026 …”
I’m sure that fellow will lead the charge regardless, but especially if the numbers don’t make sense. Which they won’t. 2026 is only nine years away. Between the NDP in Alberta and the Liberals in Ottawa that province and our country will be much deeper in deficit than they are now, but not deep enough yet for the electorates that installed those regimes.
I live in Calgary and did also during the 1988 Olympics. I vote NO, NO, a thousand times NO.
Calgary’s City Council decided (June 2016) to spend $5 Million to study whether it should put in a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Apparently the (corrupt and entitled) IOC was having trouble getting cities willing to host the games. In fact, in October 2014 Oslo cancelled their bid for the 2022 games, and then released a 7000 page document listing the IOC’s requirements for the games. Some shining examples:
1. They demand to meet the king prior to the opening ceremony. Afterwards, there shall be a cocktail reception.
2. Drinks shall be paid for by the Royal Palace or the local organizing committee.
3. Separate lanes should be created on all roads where IOC members will travel, which are not to be used by regular people or public transportation.
4. A welcome greeting from the local Olympic boss and the hotel manager should be presented in IOC members’ rooms, along with fruit and cakes of the season. (seasonal fruit in Oslo in February is a challenge…)
5. The hotel bar at their hotel should extend its hours “extra late” and the minibars must stock Coke products.
6. The IOC president shall be welcomed ceremoniously on the runway when he arrives.
7. The IOC members should have separate entrances and exits to and from the airport.
8. During the opening and closing ceremonies a fully stocked bar shall be available. During competition days, wine and beer will do at the stadium lounge.
9. IOC members shall be greeted with a smile when arriving at their hotel.
10. Meeting rooms shall be kept at exactly 20 degrees Celsius at all times.
11. The hot food offered in the lounges at venues should be replaced at regular intervals, as IOC members might “risk” having to eat several meals at the same lounge during the Olympics.
12. All furniture should be OL-shaped and have Olympic Appearance. (what the heck is OL-shaped?)
They’re all ridiculous, but #3 is the most outrageous!
No. Non. Nein. Hindi. No. Nyet. Well, that covers the six languages in which I can express ‘NO’, so that’ll have to do.
“…There’s no question Nenshi is a huge Olympic fan, and, if the numbers make sense, the popular politician is expected to lead the charge for Calgary in 2026 …”
Leftists always love the Olympics. It shows all the things they love the most: grand shows of nothing, pageantry of “the arts” (that they fund), police state security, virtue signalling, parasitic employees (the athletes), and the cloud of smug.
Only if it’s privately funded!
I’m with Revnant Dream. Now that PC Culture is allowing non-surgical trans-genders to compete in women’s sports, that half of the program is just a sick joke – it no longer has any value as a true test of competitive skill for real women.
So Absolutely NO. Nay, Nein, Nyet, Nada.
B Deplorable why on earth would the city of Calgary even consider hosting the Olympics?
Deplorable Dan OF COURSE its an excuse to build a new Billion Dollar arena for Millionaire hockey players.
THAT is the primary and over-riding excuse for the whole Olympik-Circle-Jerk. This is like the Middle Ages when the peasants were taxed into poverty so the nobles could build cathedrals and castles.
Same scam — different religion
It will take us 30 years to fix what’s left of Alberta after the NDP create Ontario 2.o! I doubt there will be a nickle left to build a new ski jump, downhill course, and Hockey Rink.
Thumbs Up!
I’ve been saying for at least 25 years, that aiming for the 40th anniversary would be good.
With the timing shift, now it’s 38 or 42 years.
Is the government going to use the proceeds from the carbon tax to find it??
NO! NO! NO!
The Olympics are nothing but a big boondoggle. Too much money spent for nothing accomplished with a whole lot of freeloaders getting all the perks.
NO! NO! NO!
If they promise to spend nothing on new capital projects and don’t run a deficit – go for it. If it is an excuse to fund a billion dollar arena for Calgary when they wouldn’t give a penny to Edmonton – screw em.
I’m sure Potato Head will back this one because it’ll provide him with a way of drawing worldwide attention to himself. (“Thee? I brought the Olympicth back to Canada, jutht like my daddy did before me. Aren’t I wonderful?”)
And if Calgary get the games, I’ll bet that much of the work in building the facilities will be done by our “refugees” as a way of integrating them into Canadian society.
No. Absolutely not. Unless the IOC is prepared to undergo a third-party audit. The IOC is a serially criminally corrupt organization Calgary should not consort with criminals.
Not just no, Hell no. Don’t need any more corruption.
Integrating? After a year they don’t speak English and don’t have jobs. Who said anything about integrating?
No.
Things are and will be different in 2026 than 1998. The Olympics are a cesspool of corruption feeding off pro-athlets who gang bang each other while supposidly getting ready for the next contest.
Remember the Elizabeth Manley sandwich?
No.
No
After a year they don’t speak English and don’t have jobs. Who said anything about integrating?
Ah, but that’s why bringing the Olympics to Calgary will be such a good idea.
(sarcasm = off)
No, I don’t think they’ll integrate and not because of a lack of opportunity, either. Besides, the Olympics are simply an expensive boondoggle for the host countries.
But don’t tell that to our philosopher princeling Potato Head. Those may precisely be the arguments he’ll use to support any bid that might be made.
No!
In 10 years the next little ice age will be well under way and any outdoor winter sports will have to be played in the sub Sahara.
To answer the question and for sake of not handing over to corruption billions of the future earnings of Canadians, I say no for Calgary.
NO NO NO NO NO!
For the reasons mentioned.
No. Puke. No.
One of the more sickening displays of corruption in the sports world. Being involved in the Olympics comes second only to being involved in the UN as far as stomach wretching activities are concerned.
NO
Expensive two week sports parties run by corrupt international cartels are a ruse to get the rubes to cough up more tax money and coerce businesses into ‘sponsorship’ boondoggles.
Most definitely NO! Time to turn off this pit of corruption.
2026? The earth will be a scorched frying pan by then! PM Potato Head will be long retired and have his own private island next to Aga Khan’s in the Bahamas, bought and paid for with rewards points from the Aga’s Foundation.
No – unless you can make it work on private funding. The Flames ownership are behind this to get the new arena built with tax dollars.
No, No, No, for the love of god, NO!!!
From a born and raised Calgarian. (On the other hand, maybe by then I won’t be in Calgary anymore)
OF COURSE its an excuse to build a new Billion Dollar arena for Millionaire hockey players.
They have all the facilities necessary, but would find excuses to just have to build new ones.
“Not enough seats”
“Outdated communication facilities”
“Better technology”
Any and all buzzwords will be used, abused and beaten up to get their way.
Yes, PM Selfie Spud would be front and center to do this, he has already shown his disdain for Canadian taxpayers, why should this stop him? And you know Red Rachel would do anything to make herself and the Horde look better too.
It will happen for ALL the WRONG reasons. And this isn’t even mentioning the corruption of the Olympic hierarchy, and the unnecessary need for these types of events anymore
Down. Let North Korea have it.
And when Calgary is flooded again or Ft. McMurray burns down again, please don’t expect any donations ’cause Alberta seems to have enough money.
Now that nonsurgical trans-genders can compete with women its become an expensive joke , so no .With all the bribery with expense its immoral if not financially suicidal for this leftist political zoo. Special Olympics would be a better bet.
What difference does it make ? Nobody, but corrupt IOC officials and corrupt national and local politicians will make any money. Only a pittance will trickle down to locals.
Do tell, what is the Elizabeth Manley sandwich ?
Last time there was a winter Olympics, the Progs used it to embarrass the home team (the Russians)on LGBTQ issues. The elected government of Ukraine was rioted/overthrown & Putin had to “secure” his borders, plus access to the Black Sea. ’cause he wasn’t toeing the line on all the SJW issues.
Just a New World Order Boondoggle in waiting. What issues will be fought or imposed over with this new “show”? And, who ends up paying for it?
And I’m not liking that some people will use this to get a bigger better ice rink for the Flames. That’s you Mr. Murray Edwards & your little selfie boy Nenshi. You’ve got billions attached to your name….pay for it yourself!
Well, Albertans can certainly afford it…. they just need to use their Heritage Fund.
Oops.
Beyond No, if possible.
NO! A thousand times,NO!
Instead of circuses and photo-ops for politicians, how about some sensible governance,complete with minimal unemployment, decent housing,health care, and an end to apartheid?
Well, for all those who want the Olympics to be at Calgary in 2026, how much are they willing to cough up for it?
So, take all those people who want the Olympics in Calgary – not governments, but individuals – find out the cost of a typical Olympics, divide that cost by the number of people who truly want the Olympics, give them each a bill, and tell them that each and everyone of them will have to pay that bill or it’s a no-go.
The trouble with all these kinds of mega-projects is that the people who are wanting it aren’t presented with an actual bill for it.
If I want a car but I don’t have to pay for it, guess what kind of car I’ll want? It sure ain’t gonna be a two-seater with no radio!
If it were up to me, not only would Calgary not be getting the Olympics, spending public money on Olympic Anything would be a jailing offense. If I had my way, the entire Olympic organization would be more banned in Canada than Hamas.
It’s supposed to be an amateur athletic thing. There’s been nothing amateur or athletic about it since Hitler hijacked it in 1936. The Olympics was one of the first casualties of the Nazis and its rotting, shambling corpse has been stinking up Western Civilization ever since.
Either put a stake through its undead heart and bury it in the great manure pile of history, or hold the traditional contests in a Greek cow pasture the way it is supposed to be done.
Not sure if anyone mentioned…
The media and political buildup to ANY Olympics is nauseating. Hype, speculation, nonsense and gibberish months before the Olympics. Coca Cola all of a sudden (every couple of years for winter and summer Olympics) becomes at one with Mother Earth and athleticism. As if they give phlying phuck about anything other than selling their pop.
And the closer to home it is, the worse it gets.
Then there is the ubiquitous association of the Olympics to global warming: “it is getting too hot” for summer Olympics and there is “not enough snow” for winter Olympics. Happened every Olympics for the past 20 years. The world does not need another excuse to whine about climate. Bah.
CAS
Big NO!
Roads are congested enough, we’ve had our fill of the multicultural globalist BS stuffed down our throats.
No.
Once a King, always a King, but once a night is enough.
Calgary got lucky with the 1988 games, when it came off as well as it did considering the warm weather conditions at that time. The world and Calgary is a totally different place today than back then. Cost of security alone would rule out consideration.
And right now we are on a slippery economic slope downward. Who knows when it will level off and turn upward again. We need to deal with todays real problems.
Several years ago, I was in a plane and was seated beside someone who was involved with the preparations for the Winter Olympics at Whistler.
The security requirements were unbelievable. Aside from vetting the athletes and support staff, it sounded like much of B. C. was close to being a no-fly zone. Then, of course, there was the presence of the military both in the area and across the border in Washington.
With all that folderol, why on earth would the city of Calgary even consider hosting the Olympics?
Thumbs down. The carbon footprint alone from the event will warm the Earth by 0.0001 deg C. The politicians and IOC dignitaries attending will add another few degrees or so and dangerously deplete the Earth’s supply of hors d’oeuvres and baby duck.
The fact that Calgary City Council would fund a study into this without vetting it with tax payers is an indication of just how bad things are getting in the public service. The IOC ranks right up there with the UN and IPCC as it relates to corruption and mismanagement of everything they touch. My respect for Calgary is almost as low as my view of the current government in Edmonton.
No no no no no no no no no!
And No!
Just one more black hole for that bunch of Council lunatics (and, yes, I acknowledge the repetition) to pour taxpayer money into. Those clowns couldn’t run a beer stand at Stampede and break even.
No, we already pay too much in taxes in Calgary. No to paying more to libe Nensharia’s and the IOC’s pockets.
Yes, yes yes absolutely yes, please take one for the team Calgary, this delay Olympics coming to Moronto by a few turns.
From the NP article: “…There’s no question Nenshi is a huge Olympic fan, and, if the numbers make sense, the popular politician is expected to lead the charge for Calgary in 2026 …”
I’m sure that fellow will lead the charge regardless, but especially if the numbers don’t make sense. Which they won’t. 2026 is only nine years away. Between the NDP in Alberta and the Liberals in Ottawa that province and our country will be much deeper in deficit than they are now, but not deep enough yet for the electorates that installed those regimes.
I live in Calgary and did also during the 1988 Olympics. I vote NO, NO, a thousand times NO.
Calgary’s City Council decided (June 2016) to spend $5 Million to study whether it should put in a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Apparently the (corrupt and entitled) IOC was having trouble getting cities willing to host the games. In fact, in October 2014 Oslo cancelled their bid for the 2022 games, and then released a 7000 page document listing the IOC’s requirements for the games. Some shining examples:
1. They demand to meet the king prior to the opening ceremony. Afterwards, there shall be a cocktail reception.
2. Drinks shall be paid for by the Royal Palace or the local organizing committee.
3. Separate lanes should be created on all roads where IOC members will travel, which are not to be used by regular people or public transportation.
4. A welcome greeting from the local Olympic boss and the hotel manager should be presented in IOC members’ rooms, along with fruit and cakes of the season. (seasonal fruit in Oslo in February is a challenge…)
5. The hotel bar at their hotel should extend its hours “extra late” and the minibars must stock Coke products.
6. The IOC president shall be welcomed ceremoniously on the runway when he arrives.
7. The IOC members should have separate entrances and exits to and from the airport.
8. During the opening and closing ceremonies a fully stocked bar shall be available. During competition days, wine and beer will do at the stadium lounge.
9. IOC members shall be greeted with a smile when arriving at their hotel.
10. Meeting rooms shall be kept at exactly 20 degrees Celsius at all times.
11. The hot food offered in the lounges at venues should be replaced at regular intervals, as IOC members might “risk” having to eat several meals at the same lounge during the Olympics.
12. All furniture should be OL-shaped and have Olympic Appearance. (what the heck is OL-shaped?)
They’re all ridiculous, but #3 is the most outrageous!
No. Non. Nein. Hindi. No. Nyet. Well, that covers the six languages in which I can express ‘NO’, so that’ll have to do.
“…There’s no question Nenshi is a huge Olympic fan, and, if the numbers make sense, the popular politician is expected to lead the charge for Calgary in 2026 …”
Leftists always love the Olympics. It shows all the things they love the most: grand shows of nothing, pageantry of “the arts” (that they fund), police state security, virtue signalling, parasitic employees (the athletes), and the cloud of smug.
Only if it’s privately funded!
I’m with Revnant Dream. Now that PC Culture is allowing non-surgical trans-genders to compete in women’s sports, that half of the program is just a sick joke – it no longer has any value as a true test of competitive skill for real women.
So Absolutely NO. Nay, Nein, Nyet, Nada.
B Deplorable why on earth would the city of Calgary even consider hosting the Olympics?
Deplorable Dan OF COURSE its an excuse to build a new Billion Dollar arena for Millionaire hockey players.
THAT is the primary and over-riding excuse for the whole Olympik-Circle-Jerk. This is like the Middle Ages when the peasants were taxed into poverty so the nobles could build cathedrals and castles.
Same scam — different religion
It will take us 30 years to fix what’s left of Alberta after the NDP create Ontario 2.o! I doubt there will be a nickle left to build a new ski jump, downhill course, and Hockey Rink.