BidWeek: Olympic Bid Rejection Goes Intercontinental – The IOC Must Change Everything
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – It’s a runaway freight train, and the track doesn’t seem to end. Taxpayers of cities who are …
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Dear Calgary: There Is No Wrong Choice, As Long As Its Yours; How To Navigate Your 2026 Olympic Bid Plebiscite
Following is the fifth in a series of open letters to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear …
BidWeek: A Short History Of Olympic Bid Referendums
BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – As Calgarians prepare to head to the polls Tuesday, to weigh-in on the city’s potential bid to host the …
Dear Calgary: Your 2026 Olympic Bid Is The Most Transparent, Ever – Here’s Why
Following is the fourth in a series of open letters to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear …
BidWeek: Could IOC’s Agenda 2020 Be Forcing The Collapse Of Calgary’s 2026 Olympic Bid?
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Once again, confusion and misinformation have brought Calgary’s 2026 Winter Olympic bid to the edge of a …
BidWeek: The IOC Must Join The Olympic Bid Conversation Before It Can Be Changed, Or All May Be Lost
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – I’m writing this column out of sheer frustration, which is generally a very bad reason to file. I found …
BidWeek: Will Erzurum Make The 2026 Olympic Bid Shortlist? It Could Be An Historic Decision For The IOC
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – On Monday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will invite candidates from among those …
Dear Calgary: It Just Got Unnecessarily Risky, How To Navigate Your 2026 Olympic Bid
Following is the third in a series of open letters to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear …
Dear Calgary: The Mythical Two-Week Party, How To Navigate Your 2026 Olympic Bid
Following is the second in a series of open letters to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear …
Dear Calgary: Legacy or Reduced Risk, How To Navigate Your 2026 Olympic Bid Plebiscite
Following is an open letter to residents of Calgary, and those citizens in other cities who are contemplating Olympic bids. Dear Calgary, I heard that …