Paul Henderson: Pan Ams

Premier Dalton McGuinty Dept: According to Henderson, the $2.4 billion budget is unrealistic, given the scope of proposed new builds and facility renovations. Organizers, he argues, have also failed to accurately account for a number of soft costs, such as additional pressures on police, according to The Star. Henderson, who ran Toronto s failed 1996 Olympic bid and was an early supporter of efforts to bring the Pan Ams to Ontario, is not involved with organizing TO2015, but said in an interview Tuesday he made his comments based on his previous expertise with major multi-sporting events and olympic icon Paul Henderson has caused a commotion in the province s sporting community after sending an open letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty warning that the 2015 Pan American Games will come in billions over budget. Henderson predicts that when the TO2015 board releases an updated business plan and budget in the coming months the first official update since the 2009 bid book the cost escalation could well be from $1.4 billion to over $2.5 billion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.