Paris Olympics reaffirmed the power of sport

We should be thanking Canada's Olympians for the way they've lifted the country, and showed the true potency and goodness of the power of sport.

The cost of hosting the games and the real day-to-day policy needs of people means we are unlikely to see an Olympics in Canada anytime soon. But the world still needs a platform to come together through sport for our collective betterment, writes Tim Powers.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

August 14, 2024

OTTAWA—Call it whatever you want, but the Paris 2024 Olympics were wonderful to watch, and the performances of our Canadian athletes inspirational. Escapism? Delusion? No, for me, the first real post-pandemic Olympics without restrictions were a reminder of the amazing pow...

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