Just for reference, a quick rundown of the opposition to the 2010 Games as outlined by Wikipedia.
Opposition to the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver
[22] has been expressed by hundreds of activists and politicians, including
Lower Mainland Mayors Derek Corrigan and
Richard Walton. Many of the public Olympic events held to date in Vancouver have been attended by
protesters, and the attendance of protesters outnumbered supporters at the Flag Lighting Ceremony.
[23] Non-violent environmental protests at
Eagleridge Bluffs in
West Vancouver resulted in the arrest of over 20 people and jail time for two local women,
Betty Krawczyk and
Harriet Nahanee.
[24] Protesters have also vandalized branches of the Royal Bank of Canada, an Olympic sponsor, in Ottawa, Vancouver and Victoria.
[25]
There are several reasons for the opposition, which are reflected in the
documentary film Five Ring Circus.
[26] These issues include: