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 | | Sport has infiltrated the great social institutions of family, school, municipality, and private enterprise, and it has also encroached upon all the major media to become one of the great social phenomena of the twentieth century. |
 | | Sporting goods factories are primarily engaged in the manufacturing of sporting, athletic and recreation equipment, including equipment for archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cycling, billiards, bowling, curling, fishing, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, hunting (excluding firearms), lacrosse, skating, skiing (excludes boots), snowshoeing, squash, table tennis, tennis, tobogganing, and track and field. |
 | | Considering that tourism in Canada, in 1997, had an economic impact (GDP) of $29.2 billion2 (or 3.4% of the GDP) and generated 503,200 person-years of employment, the role that sport plays in attracting tourists is significant. |
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