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I am made to understand that organizers in both Edmonton and Vancouver are nervous over this delay. From a pure health perspective, they should be the only 2 Canadian markets under consideration. As I recounted above, COVID containment in both Edmonton and Vancouver have been exemplary. In Toronto, it has been a gong show. The caseload, death toll and all-over-the-place testing strategy are life-and-death problems.
Then why is Toronto still in the picture? Could it possibly have anything to do with the fact that the big TV networks and rightsholders that would orchestrate and carry the games in Canada are headquartered there? From a logistical standpoint would it be easier for them to broadcast from there? Central Canadian sponsorship dollars?
So, we need to ask: Border considerations aside, is the 3-4 week delay an effort to buy the Toronto option some time to get it’s COVID ducks in a row, as opposed to properly reward now one of the 2 other markets that did so early and effectively?
If you ask me, Edmonton and Vancouver are right to be nervous. Lest you think that safety is the only factor in all of this.
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