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Misappropriation of $50 Million For The G8
Misappropriation of $50 Million For The G8
The
primary
objecDve
of
the
Border
Infrastructure
Fund
(BIF)
is
to:
• Reduce
conges+on;
• Enhance
infrastructure
capacity;
• Support
implementa+on
of
the
Smart
Borders
Ac+on
Plan;
and
• Enhance
safety
and
security
at
border
crossings.
And
achieve:
•
More
efficient
facili+es
capable
of
handling
greater
capaci+es
at
major
border
crossings,
helping
trucks
travel
across
the
busiest
Canada-‐US
border
points
more
quickly.
•
Improved
Canada-‐US
rela+ons
and
beIer
movement
of
goods,
thereby
contribu+ng
to
increased
trade
and
produc+on.
•
Improved
border
crossings,
contribu+ng
to
federal
security
and
increased
safety
for
Canadians.
Step
2
November
2009:
Parliament
was
asked
for
$83.3
million
more
for
the
Border
Infrastructure
Fund
in
the
Supplementary
EsDmates
(B)
2009-‐10.
hGp://www.tbs-‐sct.gc.ca/est-‐pre/20092010/me-‐bd/docs/index-‐eng.pdf
Step
3
• In
November
2010
the
Public
Accounts
are
tabled,
a
summary
of
government
spending
in
the
2009-‐10
fiscal
year.
It
confirms
$150
million
was
approved
for
the
Border
Infrastructure
Fund.
Step
4
• The
Public
Accounts
also
confirmed
$121,332,454
was
actually
spent
in
2009-‐10
hGp://www.tpsgc-‐pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/pdf/50-‐eng.pdf
Step
5
• Found
in
SecDon
6
of
the
Public
Accounts,
available
only
online,
were
more
details
of
spending
from
the
Border
Infrastructure
Fund.
SecDon
6
revealed:
hGp://www.tpsgc-‐pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/pdf/44-‐eng.pdf
=
$121,332,454
Step
4
and
5