$766 MILLION COST OF NEW KITCHENER COURTHOUSE

I find that number staggering. Today's Waterloo Region Record has the following story "New courthouse will open March 4". In other words over three quarters of a billion dollars for one building and accessories. Keep in mind of course that this is in a period of declining criminal statistics as well as declining economic activity. Maybe our "experts" and "authorities" know something that we don't know. Perhaps there is a link to things like unemployment and underemployment and criminal activity. Or perhaps there is a link between bloated bureaucracys and tax increases. I wonder just how many police and court workers have been laid off during our criminal downturn? I wonder why we are dramatically expanding our courtrooms, jail cells and high tech security during the same period? Is our justice system just one more top heavy bureaucracy that is always expanding regardless of need? Is empire building going on in the justice system similar to the health and education system? Just exactly when did Joe taxpayer lose all control over public spending and or mispending?