but only for 200 million of the 1.2 billion the Summits cost the taxpayers. As limited as it is, it is interesting to access it to see who provided the services, whether it was through open tender, etc.
Raw data
Summit costs
Database: G8/G20 spending numbers
The federal government has released a detailed list of some of the expenses incurred during the G8/G20 summits in Muskoka and Toronto in June, specifying what companies got which contracts.
The numbers, totalling some $200 million, include startling price tags, like $4.5 million spent on a security fence erected around the exclusive Deerhurst Resort in the Muskoka region, or $3.2 million for shuttle buses. Another $300,000 was spent on sun screen and insect repellent, while $14,000 was shelled out for glow sticks.
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To see the full database, leave all the fields blank and click "search." Or narrow the search by specifying the price, the type of procurement, or a description, like "sun screen" or "shuttle bus."
http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/09/24/f-g20-spending-database.htmlI did a quick calculation on just the RCMP accommodation costs listed and they, alone, amount to 8,600,000.00 so I question the 7 million 'correction' to the original. I wonder where the 7 million figure came from...the RCMP? the government?
There is a difference between "hotel costs" and "accommodations". Accommodations refers strictly to the cost of the hotel room and does not include 'incidentals' ie meals, etc. Hotel costs as referred to in the original article could include the total bill - room, meals, incidentals so, imo, the REAL cost re the RCMP is still less than clear.