Meeting in Genoa

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From: Fabrikant
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:01

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There was recently a meeting of the heads of states in Genoa. 
Canadian delegation was about 400 people.  How much did it cost
taxpayer?  Just airfare, at least half a million, hotel and meals,
another million, ground transportation, etc.  Were all 400 necessary
there?  Chretien himself answered this question: when he announced the
next meeting in Canada, he also said that each delegation will be
limited to 40 people.  Well, if it can be done with 40 people in
Canada, it could also be done with 40 people in Italy.

And a completely different question: could the whole meeting be
arranged through a videoconference?  With contemporary technology, the
answer is YES, and it would have been much cheaper.  I just wonder,
how long Canadians are going to tolerate this waste of money, when
millions of people in Canada do not have enough to eat and/or have no
place to live?

Fabrikant

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