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Jim Byers has an article<\/a> in today’s Star<\/em> about the lack of “sizzle on the street” for Toronto’s Expo bid:<\/p>\n

So why is no one on College Street talking up an Expo bid over their cappuccino? Why is Bay Street not rallying behind the cause? Why is the mayor not out on the portlands demanding Toronto get its fair share from Ottawa and Queen’s Park before the Friday deadline for a Toronto bid to be registered overseas? Why is there so little passion?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Councillor Brian Ashton has been the Expo bid’s loudest supporter, and continues to do so in the article:<\/p>\n

“The Olympics go on for two weeks, but this is a six-month enterprise,” he said. “You don’t build football stadiums you can’t use again. You put up structures that can be turned into housing and schools and community centres … We can do all sorts of things that just won’t happen if we let this opportunity slip away.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perhaps sensing that the bid needs all the help it can get, the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation sent an email to its subscribers asking supporters to follow this link<\/a>. On the right hand side of the page there is a button that will lead you to a short form to officially inform the government of your support.<\/p>\n

If you’re having a tough time generating much excitement, have a look at the official site<\/a> for the Expo bid, which includes an interactive rendering of the site plan. With the deadline to submit the bid coming this Thursday, every bit of support counts.<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Toronto 2015 World Expo Corporation<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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