Is The Olympics Good for the

Every two years 500,000 spectators flock to one city with pockets full of cash waiting to be spent on a lifetime event. If it’s not obvious to you, I am talking about the "Olympics": a celebration of athletics, goodwill, and money. For the last 20 years, the Olympics has placed a large emphasis on its marketing and money-making strategies benefiting the host cities. History has shown that hosting the Olympic Games is a huge boost to …

…infrastructure and enlarged tourism industry. Every Olympics leaves a legacy, a way it has changed a city for the better, something that cannot be undone or would not want to be. For Calgary it was the excess one hundred and fifty million dollars and world renowned athletic facilities, for Beijing it will be the treatment of people and human rights and one day for Toronto it will be the increased economy and quality of life.