The G-20, everything you probably didn’t want to know (part 2)
Posted on June 12th, 2010 – 3 CommentsAfter researching what the G-20 does, I have to say, I really don’t think that they’re this evil body of leaders bent on taking over the world that some people suggest. I mean, I suppose it’s possible, and I guess you need to have some megalomaniacal qualities in order to get to that level in global politics, but it just seems like they spend most of their time sitting around eating munchies and making nice-to-do lists. I can’t begrudge them that, it’s what I aspire to myself.
But does it deserve the amount of money that our government is throwing at it? Will the, at present, C$1.2 billion be the sound investment that they’re saying it is?
Yes, that’s billion. I know, seems pretty high to me too, but to be honest I’ve never held an international summit so I wouldn’t know how much to ask for at the door. And, yeah, if we’re going to have global leaders here, we should probably buy them the good munchies, not the dollar-store crap. Presumably this second option is what was chosen in Pittsburgh, the location of the last summit, where they spent US$12.2 million (roughly C$13 million).
The costs over the past few summits (these are estimates because, apparently, these figures didn’t warrant detailed tracking or further study), are:
- 2009 (U.K) – US$30 million (C$30,000,000)
- 2009 (U.S.) – US$18 million (C$18,000,000)
- 2010 (Canada) – C$1.2 billion+ — projected
It’s estimated that about half of this, or C$500 million, is being spent on security. That’s gonna be some security!
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