Toronto wise to pass on Olympic bid

Those who think like us, usually begin by saying there isn’t enough money to mount a 2020 Olympic bid. We’re tight for money up and down the line and that’s abundantly clear. So may we start with this. Toronto doesn’t need the Olympics to establish itself or to prosper. Our credentials were well established many years ago and the brief spotlight of Olympic activity will make no difference long-term in our status as a place to live, visit or do business. As to money, history also tells us that we may be better off without the games. They frequently leave behind some very big bills to be paid by the taxpayers (that would be you). This didn’t happen in Beijing because literally millions of people worked on the Olympics merely for the glory of China. Canadians would expect quite rightly to get paid. Passing on a bid for the Olympics will also spare us the deplorable public spectacle in the televised Coliseum which always accompanies the IOC’s decision. We watched ourselves humiliated when the Olympic bosses chose Coca Cola (Atlanta) and a population of 1.3 billion (China) over us. There’s no honour. Losing the Stanley Cup is painful, but anyone who gets there can hold his head up.