Opening Day for Vancouver's Canada Line

I've just found a press release floating around with some opposing views about the opening of the Canada Line and thought I'd put them here. A protest is apparently planned.

"Canada (RAV) Line Opening Demo

*Monday August 17th, 1:00 pm
"Olympic Village" station of the Canada Line
(near W 2nd Ave & Cambie, just west of the bridge)*

Meet outside the bldg, to the right (east) of the glassed-in entrance.
*Access* - Bus: The Cambie and VCC (Gr Nor Way) buses stop nearby.  Vehicle: parking is best on the North side of 2nd or 6th Ave (they curve and blend at Cambie)-- a free lot behind Maynards old brick bldg.  Also free on Commodore, and in SEFC streets.
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Bombardier and SNC Lavalin will be celebrating the completion of the RAV line on August 17th with the Provincial Government.  There are a few things they won't be talking about at their celebration...*

They won't be talking about the fact that a fraction of the $2billion budget could have saved social housing at Athletes Village, funded homeless shelters, and built the famous 14 social housing sites in time for the Olympics (only 2 are under construction).  They won't be talking about the exploitative conditions under which migrant workers were forced to work on the project, many originally working for as little as $3.50 an hour.  They won't be talking about the fact that both Bombardier and SNC Lavilan were once war profiteers / weapons manufactures and continue to enjoy sweetheart deals (read preemptive bailouts) by their friends in government.  They won't discuss how the 2010 Olympic Games, the justification for this project, carry a legacy of entrenching poverty, continuing colonization, environmental destruction, and the off-loading debt on public while securing profits for corporations.

Please join us for a demonstration at the opening of the RAV Line, "Olympic Village" station, 1pm Monday.

*For more information please contact: rcooey@shaw.ca or call 778 552 2099.*"