Costs For Events in 2010

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Costs+securing+summits+extra+million/2638426/story.html

Summary
This article talks about the costs for events in 2010 for the Canadian Federal Govenment which are considered extraordinary expenses. The article is mainly about the extra costs that the security for the G8 and the newly expanded G20 summits would bring. It further points out the costs that are needed for the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Haiti Relief Fund, H1N1 mitigration and response activies, as well as other extraordinary events. The Federal government is racking up 179.4 million dollars in costs for security at the G8 and G20 summits which are held in Huntsville and Toronto, respectively. The original G8 summit was expanded because the organization had become the "...dominant forum in dealing with the economic crisis..." It is to be the largest security event ever held in Canada.

Connection
This article relates to chapter 3 in that it talks about some extraordinary events and their costs. There are 3 requirements for an item to be considered extraordinary. Firstly, it must be unusual- and in this case, these events do not take place monthly, or even yearly. Only the olympics has a set cycle but it is rare that it will be on your soil. Secondly, it must be infrequent- a G8 or G20 summit does not happen very often, as well as the olympics, or a pandemic. Lastly, it must not primarily be caused by a decision by someone within the company- which Canada does not have the power to do.

Reflections
As soon as Vancouver won the 2010 Olympics, the protesters were at work, complaining about how the money could be spent on better things instead of causing more debt, not to mention kicking away all the homeless people. But events like this one can bring Canada a better and faster growing future. A company, or a government, must be ready to pay for these extraordinary events because there will always be surprises and unexpected things. Security in such important events must be tight and well funded to ensure that it will not embarrass our entire nation, such as allowing a random mentally challenged man to go within 10 steps to the Vice President of the US.