Exhibit 23.0
[GRANT THORNTON LLP LETTERHEAD]
We have issued our report dated March 15, 2000, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of Laidlaw Global Corporation and Subsidiaries appearing in
the 2000 annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, which
are incorporated by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8. We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of the
aforementioned report.
GRANT THORNTON LLP
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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New York, New York
November 8, 2000
