2010/1/15 Marc A. Pelletier
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> From: Nicholas Moreau <nicholasmoreau@gmail.com>
>
> It could work either way, it could show Canada's really, really
> interested, or that Canada's really, really not cohesive in its bid
> planning.
Incidentally, whatever you guys decide, you are both welcome to help and
participate, and to use WM 2011 as a platform to recruit/help build WM
Canada if it is held in Montreal.
> Montreal claims to have interest from the federal, provincial, and
> municipal governments for funding it. If this is indeed true, and the
> Montreal team has legitimately got preliminary interest, I say that's
> an immediate sign they should run the show, as opposed to Toronto.
It is true, but it should not be overstated either: I am going to go
out on a limb here and admit that I expect that any financial support
will be welcome, but small (a few tens of thousands at most). It's not
insignificant, but it's not going to make it any less important to get
good corporate and nonprofit backing from the private sector.
What *does* help is that I have a small army of professional lobbyists
currently working the political scene with success (they're from the
Palais des Congres); and I have had confirmed that I'll have a letter of
official invitation from both Harper's and Charest's offices within a
week or two, and I'm meeting someone from the Ministere de la Culture
next week to talk monies.
-- Marc / Coren
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Marc-André Pelletier
Wikimania Montréal
marc@wikimania.qc.ca
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