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The Best Place on Earth
On the eve of the Games, as Olympic fever slams into high gear, a group of Gabriola activists has released a new video highlighting child poverty in the province of BC. According to First Call, British Columbia's child and youth advocacy coalition, BC had the highest child poverty rate in Canada for the sixth year in a row in 2007, and over one third of children in BC experienced at least one year of poverty in the six years from 2002 through 2007.
These sad statistics are in striking contrast to the untold millions being spent on Vancouver's Olympic effort. While residents of "the best place on earth" incur huge capital costs and a legacy of debt, the profits end up in the pockets of realtors and developers. It truly is a Five Ring Circus.
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