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Old 03-04-08 | 03:50 PM
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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:
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