Taxpayers left with $1.5 million tab for temporary pavilion at French film festival
Despite Carney’s pledge to cut “wasteful government spending,” taxpayers have been left on the hook for $1.5 million to set up a temporary pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to cut “wasteful government spending,” taxpayers have been left on the hook for $1.5 million to set up a temporary pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival in France to promote Canada’s “presence” at the event.
The funding was provided to Telefilm, with some of the expense details outlined in a management notice to contractors. However, the cost of operating the pavilion remains unknown. The 1,600-square-foot structure included a bar and theatre seating for 80 people.
