Sam Sullivan
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"Sam Sullivan", Order of Canada/CM (born 1959) is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia/MLA for Vancouver-False Creek. Previously, he served as the 38th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and has been invested as a Member of the Order of Canada. He is currently President of the [http://www.globalcivic.org/ Global Civic Policy Society] and Adjunct Professor with the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

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I believe that the very message of me going up to accept the flag is a powerful statement about our city.

It's so difficult. If you could host the Olympics every time in the same city, then you'd get good at it. But you only ever have one chance, and there's no time to learn. Your first time is your only time.

To know that this Olympic flag will be flying over Vancouver, over city hall, is truly, truly wonderful.