# The cost of FIFA World Cup on taxpayers

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Podcast: [The Jas Johal Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jas-johal-show-1109190)
Published: 2026-05-21T00:19:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1824723920.mp3
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Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates a government cost of $82 million per game for FIFA (0:37) Jarrett Vaughan, Adjunct Professor in the Marketing and Behavioural Science Division, at the UBC Sauder School of Business NAV Canada to increase staff after previous staffing challenges cause major delays (10:35) John Gradek, Faculty lecturer and academic coordinator for Supply Networks and Aviation Management at McGill University, and former Director at Air Canada Lower hotel bookings ahead of FIFA World Cup (18:54) Our Energy Future: Energy and National Security (31:41) Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics Pipeline politics: Premier Eby meets with Prime Minister Carney (48:17) Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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