Toronto made the cut last May in the race to host the 2008 Olympics. A technical report rated Toronto, Beijing and Paris's ability to host the games as excellent. Ontario Premier Mike Harris, who was in Lausanne to support Toronto's bid, said it was full steam ahead.

Date: 2001-05-15
Placeline: LAUSANNE, Switzerland.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 23 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << today we are more committed than ever to bring in the Olympics to Toronto we provided a written guarantee that the games will be delivered on budget and all three levels of government have cooperated on this fit in an unprecedented way we're doing everything we can to ensure that the Olympic dream becomes a reality for Toronto in 2008 >>

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