OTTAWA - Move over fake lake: new documents show taxpayers shelled out millions for everything from glow sticks to port-a-potties for the G8 and G20 summits.
The documents -- obtained by the Liberals -- detail for the first time exactly how the Harper government spent over $1.2 billion on the June summits.
The highlights include $2.8 million for rental cars for the RCMP; $1.4 million on communications "cabling;" and $439,000 on portable toilets.
Then there was $14,000 on glow sticks and $85,000 for accommodation and snacks at Toronto's swank Hyatt Regency hotel.
Many of the contracts were also sole-sourced, meaning there was no competitive bidding.
Liberal MP Dan McTeague, who requested the documents, called the spending "reckless" and accused the Conservatives of wasting taxpayers' money.
"I think the government appears to have taken the approach that money is no object," he said.
"I think now we are getting a little closer to the picture as reckless spending by the government, the same kind of reckless spending and lack of responsibility when it comes to sole-source contracting as we see with the F-35 jets.
"The reality here is that there is very little oversight and I'm very concerned about the level of sole sourcing."
The government came under fire last spring for the cost of the summits -- especially $1.9 million to build "fake lake" pavilion in the Toronto media centre.
