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Originally Posted by Matthew K
Why do you hate Vancouver? lol
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1) Olympics are on unceded land
2) The corporatization of the Olympics, in general
3) Huge environmental problems as a result of the increased construction (smog was bad this summer...they don't usually have smog in Van, at least not like we do in Ontario)
4) The huge debt it put the city in
5) The money that was being diverted from social programs to host the Olympics
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McMaster Combined Honours Cultural Studies & Critical Theory and Anthropology: 2008
McMaster Honours English with a minor in Indigenous Studies: 2010
Carleton University Masters of Arts in Canadian Studies: 2012 (expected)
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