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2010 Games security over budget: report


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Didn't they first say security was under budget? :P

2010 Games security over budget: report

Last Updated: Thursday, December 23, 2010 | 3:13 PM PT

The Canadian Press

A newly released federal report says spending on security at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games was over budget — but the department of Canadian Heritage's final figures might not add up.

The department's final report on the federal government's involvement in the 2010 Winter Olympics provides a tally of what was spent on essential federal services at the Games.

The total was $686.4 million spent by 13 different departments or agencies, including direct spending on security.

That is actually less than what they projected they'd spend helping organizers put on the Games.

But in a footnote next to the line item on RCMP spending, the federal government notes, "The Province of British Columbia is committed to an additional $252.5 million towards Games security, bringing the total security budget to over $900,000,000."

Adding up what the federal government spent overall on essential services and what B.C. spent on security does total over $900 million... (continued)

Full article: CBC: 2010 Games security over budget: report

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