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In the afterglow of Team Canada’s impressive hardware haul at the Pyeongchang Olympics, Calgary’s mayor says hard evidence and not warm, fuzzy emotions should drive the debate over whether to vie for the 2026 Winter Games.

“Obviously people are very excited about the Olympics right now, particularly after the tremendous showing of Team Canada in Pyeongchang,” Naheed Nenshi said Monday.

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“It’s actually one of the reasons why I didn’t want to do a ton of public engagement during the Olympics because I’d like cooler heads to prevail as we continue to have this discussion.”

Nenshi went on a fact-finding trip to South Korea earlier this month along with other municipal and provincial politicians.

Canada brought home a record 29 medals — 11 gold, eight silver and 10 bronze — in Pyeongchang. Its next-best medal count was during the 2010 Games in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C. when it won 26.

Nenshi said it would be great to have some time for the enthusiasm to cool down, but decisions need to be made soon.