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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Well considering the rcmp, calgary police service, calgary emergency response, provincial security and safety group - 40 people working for five months came up with that $495 million dollar budget, i’m inclined to believe them over a journalist pr single proffessors skeptical opinion.
Also, it’s a good thing security is a national matter not a municipal one. I can’t imagine Calgary declaring an international response to a bombing at the olympics.
There’s also only been two cases of security threats during the olympics, munich in 74 and Atlanta.
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If it takes 40 people 5 months to come up with a budget that has enough fat built in that it can be cut by 20% on a moments notice and still be presented as viable and reasonable, then there is an issue. Especially when that budget comes in so much lower than previous costs for the same kind of activity. There were no threats in 2010 and it still cost a billion for security, so it would seem that a security incident actually happening isn’t the main driving force behind the costs
Not sure about your comment about security being a national matter, but the federal government has already addressed the issue of cost overruns and been pretty clear about it. Calgary is on the hook for anything over the $495mm security budget, even if BidCo feels that they should pay it.