The priorities of the Canadian government? “Three levels of government have cheerfully committed between $17-million and $22-million to Toronto’s Olympic bid — yes, that’s just the bid. But the Canadian Opera Company’s desperately needed new home is dead in the water, because those same levels of government are squabbling over each other’s obligations.” Not to mention the country’s premiere recital hall – the George Weston – which “has been turned into a glorified community centre, with scarcely a peep of protest.” – National Post (Canada)