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Originally Posted by SteelTown
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One could also frame it as 'does Canada want them?' The Commonwealth Games don't register with Canadians at all. They haven't been on tv in over 20 years. I suspect half of Canadians have never even heard of the Commonwealth Games. Maybe they don't know what the Commonwealth is either.
The only benefit to Canada or a Canadian city is that it leads to infrastructure improvements and city beautification projects. Hamilton built a new football stadium so what's the point? I suppose Hamilton could get an Olympic sized swimming pool and NHL ready arena out of it but do you need the Commonwealth Games to do that?