National Post | 06Jun2011 | Orest Slepokura
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Memo+hockey+Quebec/4897953/story.html

Memo to PM re: hockey, Quebec

The winning bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be announced in 2015. Showcasing the new hockey arena in Quebec City might help it win the bid; it might also spur a return of the Nordiques to the city, with scenes of jubilation matching those seen in Winnipeg.

Should our hockey-loving Prime Minister involve the feds to help top up the funding, it might also pay a handsome political dividend across Quebec in the next federal election -- with the political map redrawn to look like an Edmonton Oilers jersey, with far more blue than orange.

Orest Slepokura, Strathmore, Alta.


Edmonton Sun | 02Jun2011 | Orest Slepokura
http://m.edmontonsun.com/Comment/1306575044053

Olympic Dreams

The winning bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be announced in 2015. Showcasing the new hockey arena in Quebec City might help it win the bid. It might also spur a return of the Nordiques to the city, with scenes of jubilation matching those seen in Winnipeg.

Should our hockey-loving prime minister involve the feds to help top up the funding, it might also pay a handsome political dividend across la belle province in the next federal election -- with the political map redrawn to look like an Edmonton Oilers jersey, with far more blue than orange.

Orest Slepokura

(Guessing what drives Quebec voters is a mug’s game.)