Politicians: beware the Olympics curse

Did you know: Every federal government in office when Canada hosted the Olympics went on to lose 19 per cent of its seats in the Commons?

Twice before the country hosted the games, twice the party in power got a 19 per cent haircut at the polls. A coincidence, surely; a statistical quirk. It probably doesn't mean a thing.

Probably.

Olympic Curse Victim No. 1: Pierre Trudeau.

The first Olympics...