Canada's economy envy of the world

[Firecat]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100620/ap_on_bi_ge/cn_canada_the_ottawa_way

Apparently Toronto is locked down ahead of the G-20 meeting, lots of fences. They are spending almost $1 billion on security for the 2 summits (G8/G20). Compare that to the $12 million Pittsburgh spent last year. :?

 

[nomix]

ONE BILLION?!

Heck, if they were hosting another 398 summits, they could just as well have gone to war.

 

[Top Geek]

Lets see...

Maintained regulation of the banking industry? Check.
Citizens who value honest, hard work and community values rather than "owning more shiny things than my neighbor"? Check.
Government who made a point of staying out of deficit? Check.

What could possibly be the reason Canada managed to stay economically-afloat?

 

[nomix]

True.. let's just hope they don't introduce universal health care, they'll got bankrupt and be killed to death.

 

[Top Geek]

 

[Hidden_Hunter]

Ahem, we didn't have a recession either but I wouldn't talk to our current clowns in government about that

 

[Canuck]

I sure fuckin' hope we're in good economic shape if we're about to spend over a billion dollars on some international photo-op. $930 million of that billion is for security alone, not accounting for any of the food, fun, and festivities we've planned for the leaders and their entourages. I work downtown Toronto and the last week it has become a shit show. 3 meter high fences installed around the security zones, 5 cops at every street corner, garbage cans and mailboxes removed in case of bombs, they're cutting down all the trees surrounding the area because "their branches could be used as weapons". It's a huge fucking waste of taxpayers money. Only benefit is most employers are giving people Friday off cause the city will be shut down. Long weekend!

 

[nomix]

Meh. Just put 2000 troops from the Canadian Army arround a bunker with the world leaders put into it. I know Canada has a very big bunker, they filmed it in the Sum of All Fears.

Sure they won't mind staying in a nuclear proof bunker. They're there to work, after all, so it won't be a problem, right?

Sure they can whip up some old army field rations and a propane burner to heat it up. They probably get cable in the bunker too, so they can watch Chuck in the (very few) recesses they find the time to take.

 

[2Billion]

Meh. Just put 2000 troops from the Canadian Army arround a bunker with the world leaders put into it. I know Canada has a very big bunker, they filmed it in the Sum of All Fears.

Sure they won't mind staying in a nuclear proof bunker. They're there to work, after all, so it won't be a problem, right?

Sure they can whip up some old army field rations and a propane burner to heat it up. They probably get cable in the bunker too, so they can watch Chuck in the (very few) recesses they find the time to take.

But where would they put the elaborate artificial lake?

 

[nomix]

Meh, get a big bath tub. I'm sure they could stretch to a nice jacuzzi, perhaps there's a used one available?

 

[Cobol74]

Hold the conference in Newfoundland - no one will find it to protest, the locals will give them a very big welcome - not.

 

[2Billion]

Hold the conference in Newfoundland - no one will find it to protest, the locals will give them a very big welcome - not.

The image of G20 delegates all getting a screeching warms me heart.

 

[Cobol74]

You know Newfies rep then.

They nearly did not join Canada.

 

[jmsprovan]

10m will be spent on the event, the rest on hookers and blow.

 

[Night_Hawk]

They could bring it here, all that shit could probably fit in the stadium .5 kms away from my house. lol

 

[Canuck]

or they could realize that we live in the 21st century and do a big video conference???

 

[AiR]

or they could realize that we live in the 21st century and do a big video conference???

No food in those.

 

[Goose+]

Fantastic country. See you in three weeks times

 

[The Holmes Dog]

better safe than sorry i say.

 

[Dogbert]

Maintained regulation of the banking industry? Check.

But that's socialism.

Citizens who value honest, hard work and community values rather than "owning more shiny things than my neighbor"? Check.

But then how do you know you're better than everyone else?

Government who made a point of staying out of deficit? Check.

But...

... fuck. :\