Would the Cdn government be lowering/refunding passport fees in 2008?

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The auditor general has just reported today that the Canadian government is over-charging people when they apply for their Canadian passports.

According to the law, the government can only charge its citizens at cost for these types of services provided. But due to whatever the reason, the auditor general has found that the government has overcharged Canadians as much as 25.3 million dollars (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada calculated it was only $13.3 million). Regardless, that is a lot of money that has been overcharged.

With that in mind, do you think the government will issue a refund for citizens who have recently applied for a passport? Or, would they just lower the price for new applicants? Or, they would just continue to overcharge?

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STEP 1:  My Prediction

	ZiiValue (chance)	MyValue (0% to 100% chance)	()	Possible Outcomes
	8%			Offer a refund
	22%			Lower the passport fees
	14%			Refund + lowering price
	56%			Fees would stay as is

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