+7 (495) 984 0601 Canada spends $ 2 million on fake lake for G8, G20 summits
Ottawa: Canada's Conservative government was castigated for spending huge sums to host G8 and G20 summits at the end of June, including two million dollars on a fake lake inside the media centre.
The artificial lake will reportedly include canoes, trees, lounge chairs and a fake dock.
It is being built in downtown Toronto to showcase the site of the June 25-26 G8 summit in Huntsville, 225 kilometres north of Toronto, which is to be accessible to only a small pool of journalists.
Some 3,000 other journalists are expected to cover the event from Toronto, where G20 leaders will meet on June 26-27 immediately following the G8 talks.
Liberal and New Democrat MPs ridiculed the Tory government in the House for spending lavishly on the prop, as well as earmarking nearly one billion dollars for summit security.  |