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Security for G20/G8 Summits in Canada will cost AT LEAST $830 MILLION
What ... the ... FUCK.
IS IT REALLY WORTH IT TO HAVE THIS MEETING?
We have a serious budget deficit and debt to pay off, but the government has the money to pay for this stupid nonsense meeting of the world's richest and most powerful.
I never been to protest the G20/G8 gatherings, but I sure as hell would like to protest this GIGANTIC taxpayer-funded party/bill.
http://www.thespec.com/News/article/775442
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May 25, 2010
Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Security for next month's G8 and G20 summits will cost Canadian taxpayers at least $833 million.
Figures released by the federal government reveal $654 million in new money, on top of $179 million already earmarked.
The numbers show the RCMP - which is leading the massive security effort - will receive an additional $321 million, while the Public Safety Department gets $262 million.
Monies will also go to the Defence Department, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the national air transportation security authority and a clutch of other agencies.
G8 leaders gather in Huntsville, Ont., late next month, then join other world leaders for the G20 summit in Toronto.
The money will be used for planning, accommodation, information technology, and working with security partners to protect leaders and their delegations. |
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