The World Anti-Doping Agency is keeping its headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031.
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“It is important to keep the anti-doping agency. It is important that, when an international agency is in Montreal, it wants to stay in Montreal,” said mayor-elect Valérie Plante.
“It’s important to send the message that Montreal is a good place to have these agencies, and a good place to work.”
Officials in the federal Transport Department made the announcement Wednesday night.
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It came after a proposal put forth to the International Olympic Committee agency in Seoul by Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Quebec International Relations Minister Christine St-Pierre and Hubert Bolduc, head of Montreal International.
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The province of Quebec and the federal government are also promising to contribute a joint amount of $3 million a year to the organization over 10 years.
St-Pierre had said in an interview earlier this week that Canada’s new offer to WADA would be an improvement on the last contract agreement, but the minister wouldn’t give details.
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WADA had suggested earlier this year it was considering a move from Quebec’s biggest city, but the agency reportedly changed its mind after a September meeting with Canadian officials in France.
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