to sabotage the Canadian attempt to host the 1970 World Championships, because Sweden wanted to host the event and the Soviets did not want to lose the gold medal. He also felt that even if the CAHA accepted not using any professionals, the Europeans would have found some other reason to prevent the tournament from being played in Canada. He also criticized the Soviets for refusing to play on consecutive days in Canada, but accepting the same schedule after the event was switched to Sweden. Journalist Dallis Beck of the Winnipeg Free Press wrote that organizations involved in planning for the 1970 World Championships felt that Canada's decision to withdraw was correct in principle; but that the timing should have been earlier or after the event was completed, and that it denied the Canadian public of seeing a World Championships. Cabinet minister John Munro defended the decision to withdraw and stated that the Canadian Government agreed to underwrite the losses incurred by the CAHA due to refunds in excess of $400,000 in advance ticket sales. Dawson met with Canadian Olympic Association officials later in January, and proposed a joint meeting with Ahearne and Brundage to seek a clearer definition of eligibility for the Olympics with respect to amateurism and professionalism. Dawson wanted to avoid compromising the 1976 Winter Olympics bid by Vancouver, but felt that it would be impossible for a Canadian hockey player not to have played against a professional at one time. Hockey Canada and the CAHA requested to use professionals in Group A of the 1971 Ice Hockey World Championships. The IIHF declined and instead invited the Canadian national team to play in Group B. Dawson declined and stated that Canada's stance on professionals at the World Championships remained unchanged. Junior hockey Dawson proposed terms for the WCHL to rejoin the CAHA in August 1969, but he was doubtful that the WCHL would agree to a limit on the number of players it could import to the league or restrictions on moving teams from one city to another without CAHA approval. He terminated negotiations but welcomed individual teams to apply for CAHA membership. The WCHL took legal action seeking payments for players chosen in the NHL Amateur Draft, after Dawson stated that no money would be paid by the CAHA to teams not under its jurisdiction. In October 1969, the MJHL executive called for the resignation of