By PETER ZIMONJIC, NATIONAL BUREAU Toronto Sun: Last Updated: 26th November 2009
OTTAWA -- They came, they saw, they spent the shirt off our backs. The visit of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla cost Canadian taxpayers an estimated $2.57 million, documents released through access to information show. The same documents estimate a proposed visit to Canada in June-July 2010 by the Queen would cost the public purse another $3.64 million. "This is as good an argument as I have ever heard for a republic of Canada," NDP MP Pat Martin said. Deirdra McCracken, the director of communications for Heritage Minister James Moore, says the visit was planned "with the current economic situation in mind" and that all "cost savings were examined where possible."
1 comment:
Wow, 2.6 million dollars... or 1000x less than the amount of money Canadians gave to managers and union members of auto companies.
Who cares?
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