As we struggle to emerge intact from this persistent pandemic, it’s a particularly appealing one. And it seems to be the unofficial slogan for Vancouver’s preliminary and as-yet-unendorsed bid for the 2030 Games that was sent to the International Olympic Committee in February with John Furlong as its frontman. “In 2010, we went chasing help from governments. Now we’re asking, ‘How can we help you?’” the former head of the 2010 Games told me during a wide-ranging, 90-minute conversation. That phrase kept coming up as Furlong tried to explain how the 2030 Winter Games could be organized and operated without costing taxpayers a dime — well, except for the security costs, which would have to be paid by the federal government. (Security topped out at close to $1 billion in 2010, and was estimated at $400 million in the aborted Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.)