How to define a Police State: bloated funding. The G20 in Toronto cost $1.1 BILLION to hold, $933M was for police. More than six countries COMBINED

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Now keep in mind, this bloated funding is in EVERY jurisdiction, every day of the year. Municipal, provincial and federal.

See the data below and keep in mind the Summit costs in China included ALL of the buildings they built, even the roadways and massive infrastructure expenses which were very extensive. The vast majority of Canadian spending was on security. In fact, if we withdraw the Chinese data, the G20 in Toronto cost more than ALL of the other six G20s held since (none during covid) COMBINED

We are bankrupt, almost as bad as the U.S but we don't have a diverse economy, nor a global currency that is the standard, nor a military. On top of this, our citizens make $22K less a year than Americans.

You know what industries our citizens get paid far more than most Americans? Policing.

If you listen to Canadian police you do so at your own peril. In whispers behind your back, they do not like Americans or your system. They are offended that American citizens have Rights...

I will never forget the leader of France when he was in Toronto being told that it costs us over $1B to run the G20 Summit and the media asked him how much it would cost France next year. With little hesitation he said "about 10% of that cost. Yes, precisely about 10%". He did even better, it cost them less than 8% of our costs.

Fact Sheet: G20 Summit Costs, 2010–2018

Some cost estimates for G20 summits throughout the years

www.g20.utoronto.ca

2010 Canada *G8 and *G20 Summits​

• Total Cost for both summits: CAD 1.1 billion
• Hospitality, infrastructure, food safety and extra staffing (both summits): CAD 160 million
• Security for both summits: CAD 933 million

2011 G20 Summit in Cannes​

• Total Cost: EUR 80 million

2013 G20 Summit in St. Petersburg​

• Total Cost: RUB 2 billion (USD 62 million)

2014 G20 Summit in Brisbane​

• Cost of Hosting: AUD 400 million
• Cost of Security: AUD 100 million

2015 G20 Summit in Antalya​

• Turkey's Hürriyet Newspaper reported that the cost was expected to top 500 million.
• No other information was found.

2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou​

• The Economist reported that there was a rumour the city was spending RMB 160 billion (USD 24 billion) to host the G20 summit.
• Chinese authorities have refused to reveal the exact cost of the summit.

2017 G20 Summit in Hamburg​

• Total Cost of Summit: EUR 72.2 million (includes security, hospitality, organizational and protocol related preparations)
• Cost of damage caused by riots: EUR 12 million

2018 G20 Summit in Buenos Aires​

• Total Cost of Summit: USD 112 million