Opinion: Taking a foul for FIFA

Margot Young

Opinion: Taking a foul for FIFA

Margot Young

Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

Research output: Comment/debate

Abstract

Expo 86 and the 2010 Winter Olympic are well-documented as having displaced and disrupted many of Vancouver’s most vulnerable citizens. The city is saying that won’t happen during the World Cup but assurances ring hollow.

Original language	English
Journal	Vancouver Sun
Publication status	Published - Jun 5 2026

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