 “Canadians are already footing the bill for Harper’s early election call – as much as a billion dollars.”
While a longer than expected campaign period of 78 days will come with a larger than predicted price tag, it is unlikely that the total cost of the election will approach $1 billion. The NDP counted all costs as variable, instead of both variable and fixed, to arrive at that figure. As for a more logically correct estimate, Elections Canada is still working it out.
['Canada']