Signatures Vancouver Olympics 2010 Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

#	First Name	Last Name	State	Country	Comments
1	Jung	Moon		CA
2	H. J.	Larsen		CA	Surveys about the proposed Olympics show 62 percent support amongst Vancouver and Whistler residents and 80 percent support amongst Canadians. Since modern day Olympics is all about money in the form of increased spending for facilities and infrastructure, increased business catering to the Olympics, increased business serving the Olympic patrons and increased longer term tourism flowing from the exposure provided, why would Canadians, who would have to help to pay for the games but would benefit to a much lesser extent than the 'locals' support them to a significantly greater extent than those same 'locals'? In theVancouver Sun newspaper's Editorial Page piece, they state that it is inappropriate to have a referendum because not enough is yet known about the specifics of the Vancouver/Whistler proposal while, later on in the same piece, they write that a referendum is unnecessary because numerous surveys have already been done demonstrating support. If there isn't enough public information to hold a referendum, exactly on what were those people surveyed basing their support? The Olympic Games have become a closely controlled, corrupt, undemocratic organization out to maximize their "franchise" fees producing a 'spectacle' which includes collusion amongst judges and multi-millionaire professional athletes taking the rightful place of amateurs.
3	Mark	Hansel		CA	It's just a scam, and the people of BC will end up paying for it with their tax dollars, while Campbell and his freinds continal to bring this province down on it's knee's.....
4	dgh	gsh
5	Stephen	Green		CA	Will create economic activity, plus attract needed to financial esources which otherwise not be available.
6	Jonathan	Parminter		CA	The Olympics are overratted. We need to spend money on health care and our education system, not sporting events.
7	James	Ross	AL	CA	Fix your State Field. Vancouver is in BC
8	Gölök	Buday	WA	US
9	r	g
10	Misty	Paul		CA	Supporting because we need the publicity, but also worried about the effects on the community during and after it's all done.
11	Dwayne	Pedersen		CA	more pressing issues are being ignored by the Provincial Government. Our current Government is causing too many people and communities avoidable hardship. They arew also failing miserably to bring business and investment into this Province. They are exporting our jobs. and giving away our resources
12	Colin	Brander
13	Dave	Bonner
14	kim	hitchings		CA	there is no way to select a province you morons!
15	Derek	Hawksworth		CA	I would love for the olympics to come to vancouver, i would go to as many events as i could. I say Go Canada Go
16	John	Geddes		CA	"State" selector is pretty dumb for a Canadian/Vancouver petition.
17	Gary	Young
18	Avi	Mann		CA	i think the Olypics should be in Vancouver it will entertain everybody that will be there and will be fun for everybody thats goin to be watchin it and it will be right in our City Vancouver.
19	Jean-Guy	Faubert		CA
20	Sarah	Osika			A very poorly phrased question.
21	Zena	Totzke		CA	b.c rules go vancouver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22	Matt	Stewart
23	Greg	Smith
24	boby	brown	DC	CA
25	sara	williams		CA
26	Pamela	Jansen		CA
27	Tom	Merenyi			This community cannot afford to host the event. How can we write to the IOC against?
28	Dave	Wall		UK	Emigrating to Vancouver in May. Believe that this would give Vancouver the opportunity to really shine. It will be good for the area financially, but will also give Canadians the opportunity to show what they can do in sport, and maybe focus the governments mind on how it treats sport in Canada.
29	Heather	Crawford		CA	CHeers to the 2010 olympics and to all the crusty "no" people - get a life.
30	mac	todd
31	christy	van ieperen		CA
32	Les	Stanchuk		CA
33	sabrina	blanchard
34	Francesco	Bonomo		CA	Do you know any one interested in the domain name www.2010vancouverwinterolympics.com?
35	Francesco	Bonomo		CA	Do you know any one interested in the domain name www.2010vancouverwinterolympics.com?
36	Karonne	Hanlen		CA	from British Columbia, which is not a selection under "State"
37	len	hrycan		CA
38	Spencer	woods			none
39	kait	mcvsarish
40	Ken	Wilkinson
41	you	you
42	melissa	jo		CA	vancouver rocks!!!
43	Ken	Christensen		CA	Its time that the people made decisions about the taxes they pay!!!!!!
44	joe	dobson
45	Heather	Clifford Kawaguchi		CA	I truly believe this opportunity, which is what it is, should not be taken lightly...We really need the hope for a future in B.C.
46	John	Eddy		CA	We need something to stimulate our economy and this Olympic bid is perfect. We won't be able to do it by sitting back and talking about how bad our financial situation is. Not only will this Olympic Bid bring Canadians together, but it makes long term financial sense.
47	Roger	Farr		CA
48	Gen	Tardif		CA
49	Henry	Ma		CA	I support the bid because I am a Vancouverian. It will being jobs and money to the city. It creates jobs, tourist, and money in the city. It will be a party, so let it be!
50	Trevor	Westelund			It is disgusting how our government thinks that it can STEAL money from the pockets of its people just to finesse their own private interests. Anyone who supports our already excessively expensive bid- is anti-democracy! I think that someone in the media should release the actual numbers spent on this ridiculous idea. I am not anti-Olympics; I am against a government who believes that they are responsible to no one.