No city or country has ever made money from hosting the Olympics. The outflow from the public coffers is far greater than the public revenue created. It’s a 17-day event that threatens to leave BC taxpayers with a huge debt.

To examine some of the Olympic realities we speak with Chris Shaw, the author of Five Ring Circus, Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games.

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