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Originally Posted by RM14
How was the security costs calculated for 2010? I am wondering how much of it was a new cost to the public vs allocated costs from other security costs budgeted and expended anyways.
For example, if the armed forces are sending troops from elsewhere in Canada, is their existing salary allocated to the cost of the event security? Or, just the additional costs of travel and accommodation?
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not sure, but for the Calgary 1B estimate, how often are estimates this far out accurate?
for Vancouver, actual security costs were 5 times their prediction.
I don't think anticipating the 1B cost doubling to at least 2B would be out of line.