The Torstar columnist is a retard. Third World countries far poorer than Russia have clean water at their hotel rooms. Sochi is simply not ready for prime-time. It’s not too much to ask that the Olympics should be held at a venue that has minimally adequate facilities, never mind First World ones. The way this venue has turned out, maybe the next Summer Olympics ought to be held in Mogadishu. Putin is a piss-poor leader whose signature accomplishment has been territorial muscle-flexing and anti-gay-marriage symbolism. Real boob bait for Ivan stuff - a veritable tsunami of noise signifying nothing. Wake me up when he reconstitutes the Russian empire.
One of a few of your posts I can agree with. Props!
I bet Brazil will have even more problems, but they’re “gay friendly”, so you won’t hear about them.