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The Olympic Bill

OpenCanada Staff | August 10, 2012

As the Games wind down in London, the world’s attention will soon be elsewhere. So was the spectacle that is the modern Olympics worth it? In the graphic below, OpenCanada adds up the hefty price tag of hosting one of the biggest events in the world.

Graphic by Cameron Tulk, research by Shannon Snow