Red-letter day for Olympics? - Toronto Sun
You can tell John Tory is itching to write that Olympics bid letter. The submission deadline is barely two weeks away and the mayor is consulting like mad on whether to chase the 2024 Summer Games. The mayor also is picking the brains of Premier Kathleen Wynne and federal leaders. But an Olympics bid is doomed without their help. Meanwhile, Bob Richardson, Tory’s election co-chair and a long-time Olympics booster, is whispering in the mayoral ear. First things first. The letter, including a $150,000 deposit must be in to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by Sept. To save time, and as a civic duty, here’s a draft letter for the mayor to use. To: Thomas Bach, president, IOC. From: John (not Jean) Tory, mayor. Re: Toronto 2024. President Bach, I’m pleased to send you this notice of our intent to pursue the 2024 Olympic Games. Please don’t hold that against us. (I, too, have my foils, most of which are named Ford. Since you are fairly new to the job, perhaps you are not aware Toronto has applied for five Olympics over the decades, notably the 1996 and 2008 Games. Source: www.torontosun.com
