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There's A Growing Movement For Quebec City To Host The 2030 Winter Olympics

A committee called Quebec 2030 — which has more than 400 companies and 250 people supporting it — is pushing the government to submit a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Quebec City.

In a new 24-page document, the committee presents its arguments for why Quebec City is best suited to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games — most notably, the lack of natural snow in South Korea at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. 

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The Government Is Auctioning Off Items For Cheap In Quebec Just In Time For The Holidays

Searching for an out-of-the-box holiday gift for someone in your life? Look no further than GC Surplus, the site where the Government of Canada auctions off seized and surplus items in its possession to the general public.

As you can imagine, it gets wacky. But there are some gems to be found.

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The Government Is Auctioning Off A Ton Of Really Weird Seized & Surplus Items In Quebec

The Government of Canada might be the biggest junk collector in the country, accumulating hoards of seized items, old office furniture, and other random crap that comes into its possession. Enter GC Surplus.

The government uses the online site to auction off "surplus federal government assets" and "forfeited goods from federal and provincial law enforcement agencies" to the public.

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