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"Canada makes important investments in Huntsville in preparation for the 2010 G8 Summit" Industry Minister Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka) announces $50 million in federal funding to projects related to the G8 Summit. Clement initially mentions two of the projects being funded: the Community Recreation Complex in Huntsville, and the upgrades to North Bay's Jack Garland Airport.
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The Bracebridge documents Bracebridge Mayor Donald G. Coates sends a proposal to Clement outlining plans for Annie Williams Park. Coates writes that while initial estimates in an earlier Jan. 21, 2009 proposal for washroom and storage facilities would cost $150,000, "the addition of a new covered outdoor performance stage will undoubtedly increase costs to the $500,000 to $600,000 range."
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The Gravenhurst documents David Saunders, Gravenhurst's Manager of Public Works and Operations, sends a project proposal to Clement's office detailing final plans and cost estimates for $1,137,880.00 worth of federally funded roadwork, signage and other infrastructure improvements (The AG's report would later cost Gravenhurst's portion at $1,200,000).
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Tabling of Supplementary Estimates (B) 2009-2010 Treasury Board Pres. Vic Teows tables Supplementary Estimates (B), which includes a request to fund the $83 million Border Infrastructure Fund (BIF), relating to improvements in infrstructure to reduce congestion,
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The original March 2010 deadline was extended to June 2010 (the same month as the G8 Summit itself), due to the fact that not all of the $50 million had been spent on the 32 chosen projects, according to the auditor general. The deadline was extended, and the remaining $10 million apprroved, with the passage of Supplementary Estimates (A) 2010-11.
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"Tories under fire over leaked G8 report" [CBC News]
During the writ period leading up to 2011 election, a draft of the AG report was "seen" by the Canadian Press. "I strongly caution the public to wait until our final report on the G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund has been tabled in Parliament and made public," then auditor general Sheila Fraser said. -
Supplementary Estimate (A) 2010-2011 The spending estimates for 2010-2011, which included G8 and G20 budget plans and an extension of the Legacy Fund deadline to June 2010, are tabled before Parliament.
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'The funding request was not made in a transparent manner' Interim auditor general John Wiersema tables former Auditor General Sheila Fraser's final report. Chapter 2 details the findings on the G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund.
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"NDP accuse Clement of using G8 cash as 'slush fund'" [CBC News] NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa to announce that, through a freedom of information request, the Opposition had obtained the Bracebridge and Gravenhurst documents.
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