TORONTO — Ontario spent more than $44 million preparing for a correctional and probation workers’ strike that never happened, The Canadian Press has learned. “Every effort was made to ensure costs to taxpayers were minimized while ensuring the highest standards of public safety and security. More than $8 million was spent on infrastructure, with about $5.5 million of that spent on permanent upgrades, such as electrical improvements, programming spaces and washroom improvements. About $15.8 million was spent on trailers placed on the jail grounds where managers would live during a strike. Nearly $32 million of that was spent on one-time expenses, including accommodations for managers and private security.

Source: National Post July 12, 2016 22:30 UTC