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troutman · 12-20-2011, 04:44 PM

CBC's glitzy Strombo party cost $72Gs plus
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics.../19144661.html

CBC paid more than one-and-a-half times the average income of a working Canadian for a one-night, celebrity-filled party last September.

Called the Hazelton Takeover, the event cost taxpayers more than $72,000, thousands more than CBC president Hubert Lacroix claimed when he appeared before a Commons committee.

The lavish event, held at "Canada's only 5 star hotel" in "the city's finest and most fashionable downtown district," brought CBC host George Stroumboulopoulos together with American and British celebrities during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Lacroix told MPs that the party cost $64,000, but a single invoice from Veritas Communications shows a charge of $72,372.

Other invoices, including one from the Hazelton Hotel, have had all the key information -- including charges -- removed.

12-20-2011, 04:44 PM	#126
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	CBC's glitzy Strombo party cost $72Gs plus http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics.../19144661.html CBC paid more than one-and-a-half times the average income of a working Canadian for a one-night, celebrity-filled party last September. Called the Hazelton Takeover, the event cost taxpayers more than $72,000, thousands more than CBC president Hubert Lacroix claimed when he appeared before a Commons committee. The lavish event, held at "Canada's only 5 star hotel" in "the city's finest and most fashionable downtown district," brought CBC host George Stroumboulopoulos together with American and British celebrities during the Toronto International Film Festival. Lacroix told MPs that the party cost $64,000, but a single invoice from Veritas Communications shows a charge of $72,372. Other invoices, including one from the Hazelton Hotel, have had all the key information -- including charges -- removed.