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Bruce Kidd

Bruce Kidd

Canadian academic and author

Aug 20, 2026

11:33
pronunciation.
11:35
but environmental group, which primarily opposed the use of Park View for the Olympic Village, but also condemned the really wasteful way that the Games added to pollution of the St. Lawrence and the postponement of environmental treatment in the greater Montreal area.
12:03
There was also a coalition of poverty groups that were concerned about the priorities of the organizing committee in the city of Montreal.
12:15
And along with that, because they were not, none of the citizens groups were opposed to sport.
12:22
and physical activity, but they were campaigning for a broad distribution of opportunities from the games, not just a legacy focused on high performance athletes.
12:36
And I'm sure I was involved in other activities as well.
12:41
It was a great teaching moment.

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32:29
And I'm kind of curious, you know, you've written a bit about sports policy naturally in your in your long history career and i'm kind of curious what you think of what do you think democracy lies with things like sports you know what is what is like a vision of sports that you think should be put forward looking back at something like the 1976 uh montreal olympics the olympics in general and fifa
9:50
pronunciation.
9:52
but environmental group, which primarily opposed the use of Park View for the Olympic Village, but also condemned the really wasteful way that the Games added to pollution of the St. Lawrence and the postponement of environmental treatment in the greater Montreal area.
10:21
There was also a coalition of poverty groups that were concerned about the priorities of the organizing committee in the city of Montreal.
10:32
And along with that, because they were not, none of the citizens groups were opposed to sport.
10:39
and physical activity, but they were campaigning for a broad distribution of opportunities from the games, not just a legacy focused on high performance athletes.
10:53
And I'm sure I was involved in other activities as well.
10:58
It was a great teaching moment.

20 MINS LATER

30:47
And I'm kind of curious, you know, you've written a bit about sports policy naturally in your in your long history career and i'm kind of curious what you think of what do you think democracy lies with things like sports you know what is what is like a vision of sports that you think should be put forward looking back at something like the 1976 montreal olympics the olympics in general and fifa

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