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 Getting the Games: Canada's Olympic Bids |
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It might be the most ruthless of all Olympic competitions: the race for the right to host the Games. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in potential profit, and an indelible mark on the global map. To opponents it's a colossal waste of tax dollars, a carnival of hype, spin and speculation. CBC Archives looks back at Canada's winning and losing Olympic bids. |
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 Furious last-minute lobbying by two Canadian hopefuls. (Radio; runs 2:02) |
 The Montreal mayor works his magic and Canada is awarded its first Olympics. (Radio; runs 2:20) |
 Montreal's gain is Vancouver-Garibaldi's pain. (TV; runs 3:35) |
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 Calgary wins the right to host the 1988 Winter Olympics. (Radio; runs 5:34) |
 Playing games while people go hungry is obscene, says Bread Not Circuses. (Radio; runs 8:32) |
 A peek into one of the world's most secretive organizations. (Radio; runs 5:44) |
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 Journalists act like cheerleaders when it's bid time, says a former Toronto mayor. (Radio; runs 9:30) |
 Thousands of hearts break at once as Salt Lake City claims the Games. (TV; runs 2:25) |
 Corruption taints the 2002 bid, and Quebec City wants its money back. (TV; runs 2:47) |
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 Torontonians are again disappointed, but in Beijing there's a rare public outpouring of joy. (TV; runs 5:09) |
 Jim Green: social activist, champion of the downtown east side, Olympic supporter. (TV; runs 8:44) |
 Vancouver pulls off a come-from-behind victory to claim the 2010 Winter Games. (TV; runs 4:41) |
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12 Additional Clips about Getting the Games: Canada's Olympic Bids
