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.)