B.C. government modelling predicts hosting FIFA will produce lasting benefits. History tells a different story

OTTAWA – On a visit to Paris, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he believes the notion is catching on for middle powers to unite against “hegemons,” as he laid out in his attention-grabbing speech in Davos, Switzerland , earlier this year. “It is gaining real traction,” said Carney during a press conference in the French capital on Friday. “You see it in the agreements we have, you see … those translating into specific business-to-business and research arrangements that are coming forward.” Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace, where both leaders...