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There must also be a rigorous business plan made public and critiqued by an independent third party. That didn’t happen a few years ago when a Commonwealth Games bid was floated, rather initial support was garnered in secret around the Capital Regional District table and endorsed without the public weighing in. The province wisely declined to provide financial support and eventually the bid fell apart. Contrary to the pitch by proponents, municipalities and local citizens will most certainly have to fund part of the budget. The pandemic, and now uncertainty around several COVID-19 variants, have resulted in extremely challenging and uncertain economic times with many critical and competing priorities. All of us will indirectly pay through taxes as residents of B.C. and Canada. ....