I'm not sure but, I thought the money was distributed to municipalities who had requested the funds directly from their MP for specific projects. If so and if these areas were near where this Summit was to take place I don't see the problem with the Minister in charge just allocating the money. If the money went to private contractors then there should have been more checks and balances.
What is clear though is Harper and the Minister were wrong not to report where the money was going in real time.
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