Cohen report on Fraser Salmon cost $37 million, $11 million over estimate
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vancouver Sun] by Peter O'Neil July 28, 2014
The federal inquiry into the Fraser River sockeye fishery cost at least $37.3 million, according to a public disclosure this month.
That's far higher than the $26.4-million price tag that has long been associated with the 2012 report by Justice Bruce Cohen. The difference is that the lower figure reflected direct Cohen commission costs.
The nearly $11 million in additional costs includes salaries and benefits to federal bureaucrats working full-time to collect and process documents, review policy papers, prepare departmental witnesses for testimony, and communicate internally between federal Fisheries Department staff in B.C. and Ottawa, according to documentation provided by Fisheries Minister Gail Shea.
The tally doesn't include the inquiry related efforts of staff...
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