Security costs for Canada’s FIFA World Cup matches totalled roughly $232 million, making safety and security the largest single category of event-related spending.
Of that amount, the biggest component was $145 million allocated to Public Safety Canada, listed as “Transfers to other levels of government – support security activities” in a breakdown by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO).
Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden hailed the event as historic for Canadian soccer fans and justified the costs associated with hosting it, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
“It will inspire countless young Canadians. It will bring $1 billion to our national revenue,” van koeverden told the House of Commons on June 11, without explaining the revenue estimate….