Olympics

EDITORIAL – Here’s what the Olympics and the PAC have in common

August 12, 2024 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PARIS OLYMPICS concluded Sunday with a spectacular closing ceremony that included a light show, plenty of music and Tom Cruise doing one [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians cheer for athletes but say no to hosting Games

August 8, 2024 // 2 Comments

Soccer spying scandal called “an embarrassment for Canada” by two-in-five; most blame coaches By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 8, 2024 – While Canadians celebrate a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Canada’s soccer punishment is deserved, to a point

July 27, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS STUPID, this thing with the drones, but does the Canadian women’s Olympic soccer team deserve such a harsh punishment? Today (July [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Why we need to spend money on museums, theatres and Olympics

May 28, 2022 // 3 Comments

‘ALL WORK AND NO PLAY makes Jack a dull boy.’ Jack Nicholson typed it over and over again in The Shining as his character descended into madness. The proverb has been [Continue]

EDITORIAL: We should vaccinate for one Olympics and boycott the other

February 9, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HERE’S A TALE of two Olympics. If all goes well, Tokyo will host the 2020 Summer Games later this year. Not far away, Beijing is preparing [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Canada wins Gold for pulling out of doomed 2020 Olympics

March 24, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NO MORE EXCITING SPORTING EVENT than the Olympic Games. For two weeks, the very best athletes in the world compete against each [Continue]