What you can do with a lot of money
For a billion dollars, this country got to host the G8 and G20 summits. It also got the supplies necessary to organize a pretty kick ass rave.
The highlights include $2.8 million for rental cars for the RCMP; $1.4 million on communications "cabling;" and $439,000 on portable toilets. Then there was $14,000 on glow sticks and $85,000 for accommodation and snacks at Toronto’s swank Hyatt Regency hotel.
The expense reports tabled in the House today can be downloaded in three parts: here, here and here.
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