Dear Fazil Mihlar, Editorial Pages-Editor, Vancouver Sun

For several years, our small, Impact on Communities Coalition has 
worked with community partners to advocate for the best possible 2010 
Games.  Our UBC Centre has supported these efforts through research 
on the impact(s) of the Games on the Inner-City.  Together, we seek 
to maximize the goods and minimize any harms associated with the 
Olympics. We have been advocating for maintaining Canadians' civil 
liberties around 2010.

VANOC recently stated that they will NOT restrict peaceful, 
unobtrusive protests inside or outside of Olympic venues.  A person 
will be free to carry a small sign or wear a free Tibet T-shirt.  If 
this is true, then VANOC and our governments should be 
congratulated.  It is a great step forward in Olympic freedoms.

Please Accept this Letter to the Editor

Congratulations to VANOC?
VANOC has stated that they will not restrict peaceful protests inside 
or outside of the Olympic venues.  A person will be free to carry a 
small sign or wear a free Tibet T-shirt.  If this is true, then VANOC 
and our governments should be congratulated.  It may be a great leap 
forward in Olympic freedoms; the proof will be in the protests.

Dr. Jim Frankish
Past Chair, 2010 Impact on Communities Coalition

Dr. Jim Frankish
Professor & Director, Centre for Population Health Promotion Research (HELP)
College for Interdisciplinary Studies, and School of Population & 
Public Health (Medicine)
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