Posted AT 5:17 AM EST on 08/08/08
Ottawa throws weight behind bid for Pan-Am Games
One day before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, the federal government decided to support a bid by municipalities in Southern Ontario's Greater Golden Horseshoe to host the 2015 Pan American Games.
But federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, who is also minister responsible for the Greater Toronto Area, said yesterday more work needs to be done before the Tories can commit to the requested one-third of the $1.
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