$82K+ to Bring Brenda Martin Back to Canada
Posted on May 9, 2008 by Rosalind
Filed Under Tax Dollars Wasted |
CBC News reported that it cost Canadian taxpayers $82,727 to bring Brenda Martin, convicted in Mexico for her participation in a money-laundering scheme, back to Canada in a chartered jet on Thursday, May 1st.
Apparently Corrections Canada decision to charter a jet, as opposed to using an RCMP aircraft or commercial flight, was based on availability, security concerns and location of the prisoner.
Well, let’s see…
Checking Expedia, I see that there are 17 options for flights from Guadalajara, Mexico to Kitchener, Ontario on Thursday May 15th.
If I weed out those flights that arrive the next day, I’m left with 7 flight options, ranging in price from $782 to $2227 per ticket.
So, I think we can reasonably rule out the ‘availability’ and ‘location of prisoner’ excuses, which leaves us only with ’security concerns’.
Concern for whom? The travelling public? Give me a break. I’ve seen police & guards with prisoners in airports and on commercial flights at least a dozen times and the handcuffs worked very well.
Concern perhaps for Brenda Martin herself? I’m sure the Mexicans were only too happy to see her leave the country.
Aaah… maybe the powers that be were concerned that Brenda would make yet another scene and cry over the fact that she was being relegated to economy class. Ya, that must be it… I’d make a scene over that humiliation as well.
Boo hoo, Brenda.
Anyway, next time maybe they should check out the last minute flight deals at Expedia.com
Photo courtesy MyAviation.net:, Photographer © François Camirand
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