These people have no idea how awful they come across...or do they?
The bill for security at last summer's G8 and G20 summits could have been much lower if the government had used more military personnel instead of police officers, Canada's parliamentary budget officer says.
Kevin Page's comments on Monday came in response to a CBC/Radio-Canada report that revealed the RCMP contracted hundreds of police officers from across the country to travel to Ontario for the two summits, and paid millions in premiums to them for working on days off or during vacations.
They really do have a "us vs. them" mentality.
And it's not just confined to those in *power*, as this commentator shows:
James in Kanata
There's a lot of ways to save money. One way would have been to lock up all the known "peaceful" protesters beforehand. A trip to NDP headquarters would have taken care of that. It just so happens to be illegal.
Using soldiers is fine but the left wing wackos that infest this country have a problem with "soldiers in the streets with guns". So be it. Police on overtime it is.
The Harper Era is bringing out the ugly.
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