dᵻspˈaɪt ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ɐtɹˈæktɪŋ θˈaʊzəndz ʌv dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪts fɹʌm θɹuːˈaʊt kˈænədə ænd sˈʌtʃ plˈeɪsᵻz æz tʃˈaɪnə, ˈɪɾəli, ænd ˈɪndiə, ðə sˈɪɾiz tˈæks bˈeɪs ʌv ˈoʊnli ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kʊd nˌɑːt səpˈoːɹt ðoʊz ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts.
Despite the event attracting thousands of delegates from throughout Canada and such places as China, Italy, and India, the city's tax base of only 8,000 could not support those improvements.