Fake Lake for the G 20 summit- 2 million $

[VanIsle]

The 2million fake lake has been rebutted by the PM's office. The lake did not cost, according to the PM, 2 million, rather 57k.

Scroll up the page to my post #37

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Looks like the Fake Lake wasn't so expensive after all:

TORONTO - It might have created a splash felt across Canada, but many who got their first glimpse of the fake G20 lake Wednesday agreed it should have caused little more than a ripple.
Most viewing the water feature at the summit media centre in Toronto said the glorified splash pool was a lot smaller than expected and barely deserved the flood of media coverage it got.
"This is what we're talking about? I've spilled more water in a plumbing accident," said an incredulous Claude Doughty, mayor of Huntsville, Ont.
"I find it quite modest compared to what I'd imagined. It's totally appropriate."
Word a few weeks ago that the government was spending more than $2 million to create a fake cottage-country lake caused huge waves.
Critics latched onto the cost to denounce the government's priorities as all wet, especially in light of the $1-billion tab for summit security.
That the cost was closer to $57,000 …

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How much it cost is really not the point. We have thousands of lakes in Ontario, why was it necessary to spend money on an artificial one? I can understand Saudi Arabia doing it, but Canada? That is nonsense.

Why didn't they hold the summit on the shore of some lake, rather than downtown Toronto? Wouldn't it have been much cheapr to do so, even apart from the cost of the lake?

 

[VanIsle]

How much it cost is really not the point. We have thousands of lakes in Ontario, why was it necessary to spend money on an artificial one? I can understand Saudi Arabia doing it, but Canada? That is nonsense.

Why didn't they hold the summit on the shore of some lake, rather than downtown Toronto? Wouldn't it have been much cheapr to do so, even apart from the cost of the lake?

I would assume they want as much world wide press as possible so they would hold it in a city for that little reason and I'm sure accommodations were another major concern and like most provinces, Ontario can use a boost to it's economy so holding it in Toronto rather than at something akin to a resort is beneficial to the city as a whole and in the long run, possibly to the whole province. It's probably easier to "hide" protesters in the large population of Toronto rather than by a lovely lake somewhere. I'm sure others can add a multitude of reasons to my list.

 

[lone wolf]

Park a cruise ship at Centre Island. They'd have an airport and all of Toronto Harbour for a moat

 

[VanIsle]

Park a cruise ship at Centre Island. They'd have an airport and all of Toronto Harbour for a moat

And be an easy target for someone to blow up!8O

 

[lone wolf]

And be an easy target for someone to blow up!8O

That's why they have boats and helicopters

 

[Cliffy]

That's why they have boats and helicopters

A small 2 man sub with torpedo at night with infrared sights should do the trick.

 

[lone wolf]

A small 2 man sub with torpedo at night with infrared sights should do the trick.

In Toronto Harbour, the bottom isn't far down. The difference between sunk and sailing would hardly be noticeable. Now, the sub on the other hand....

 

[AnnaG]

How much it cost is really not the point. We have thousands of lakes in Ontario, why was it necessary to spend money on an artificial one? I can understand Saudi Arabia doing it, but Canada? That is nonsense.

Why didn't they hold the summit on the shore of some lake, rather than downtown Toronto? Wouldn't it have been much cheapr to do so, even apart from the cost of the lake?

:roll:
If Iggy, Martin, or Chretien would have spent $57K or even $2 million on it you would have loved the idea.


Anyway, If our pompous pols want to entertain the neighbors, they should spend their own money doing it and leave the rest of us Canucks out of it, unless we are invited and can have $400/per plate meals and stuff with our tax dollars, too.

 

[JLM]

:roll:
If Iggy, Martin, or Chretien would have spent $57K or even $2 million on it you would have loved the idea.


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Yep, it's nice to see his nibs is right for a change albeit for the wrong reasons. :lol::lol::lol:

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I would assume they want as much world wide press as possible so they would hold it in a city for that little reason and I'm sure accommodations were another major concern and like most provinces, Ontario can use a boost to it's economy so holding it in Toronto rather than at something akin to a resort is beneficial to the city as a whole and in the long run, possibly to the whole province. It's probably easier to "hide" protesters in the large population of Toronto rather than by a lovely lake somewhere. I'm sure others can add a multitude of reasons to my list.

Really? Then why are they holding the G8 summit in Huntsville? Huntsville is a very small place on the outskirts of Algonquin Provincial Park. Its main industry is to outfit people for the park. Why did none of these arguments apply to G8?

If they can hold G8 in a small place, away from Toronto, I don't see why the same could not be done for G20.

 

[earth_as_one]

"Russia Today" perspective, ridicule, insight, RE: the G20...
YouTube - 20,000 cops and 3m fence guard G8 & G20

 

[AnnaG]

"Russia Today" perspective, ridicule, insight, RE: the G20...

If nothing happens and no bombs go off at the summits and all that talking they'll do doesn't result in anything I want a refund. Well, if I buy something in a store and it doesn't do what I thought, I can take it back for a refund, right?