By the numbers: G8-G20 vs. Vancouver Olympics
Vancouver Olympics
17 days
40 kilometres of fencing
900 CCTV cameras
6,000 police brought in from across the country
4,800 contracted private security guards
$833 million (ballpark) cost for security
G8-G20
3 days
3.3 kilometres of fencing in Toronto
77 CCTV cameras (in addition to the 18 already in Toronto)
10,000 police brought in from across country
1,100 contracted private security guards
$900 million — and growing — cost for security
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