Mr. Speaker, that is correct. The costs for one summit in Hokkaido, Japan were $1.5 billion.
As I said in my main speech, and I quoted from integrated security unit chief Ward Elcock, the hon. member raised a good question. We cannot compare apples to oranges or to any other fruit.
The integrated security unit chief Ward Elcock said:
I think Canada is one of the rare countries that has actually been transparent about the security costs.
He also said:
If you could actually compare apples to apples, the costs are going to be fairly comparable.
When the opposition rails on and on about these costs being out of the ballpark of normal security costs for other summits, they are being disingenuous. As the hon. member pointed out, it was $1.5 billion for Hokkaido, Japan.