Vancouver Olympics

I came across an article last night about low-income families being evicted as a result of the 2010 Olympics. When you think of the Olympics you think about community, national pride and the global community. The justification is that hotels need to be built, along with various other buildings. It's all about business and economics. Having this many tourists and athletes will bring in a great deal of money. Hosting the Olympics is a big deal. But at what cost? They already destroyed a rare forest in favour of the roadway to meet the traffic demands. And now, even though the Olympics are 4 years away many residents have been displaced. Who decided that their needs were not as important? Who decided this was an acceptable trade-off? But as the article stated, "With an event like the Olympics... the poor are usually the last consideration."