I suppose that works too

I'd still think that the best possible comparison for the Cons' ridiculous billion-dollar G8 and G20 expenses is the amount of democratic participation we could fund at home for the same amount of money - linking the amount of money spent on foreign politicians to a domestic equivalent, and providing a counterattack against what's going to be one of the Cons' key attack lines in the next election campaign. But the NDP's list - with more of a focus on obvious policy impacts - is worth a look as well to see just how much money the Cons are frittering away.