One that during a time when many citizens are struggling to eat and pay rent, ignores long lines at food banks, decides cutting funding to social programs and eliminates tens of thousands of federal jobs, chooses to apply some of the "savings", 1 billion dollars, to this bizarrely wasteful event.

Hosting FIFA World Cup will cost taxpayers $1B: watchdog report
Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates cost across all levels of government at $82M per game

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Hosting the World Cup will cost taxpayers $1B: watchdog report | CBC News

Hosting the 2026 World Cup will cost governments across Canada more than a billion dollars, putting the cost per game at $82 million, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

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