Dave Van Kesteren at the Finance Committee

On September 29th, 2011. See this statement in context.

September 29th, 2011 / 11:10 a.m.

Conservative

Dave Van Kesteren Conservative Chatham-Kent—Essex, ON

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you, everyone, for appearing.

Mr. Cairns, Wheatley in my riding is the site of the largest freshwater fishing port in the world, and in it—you and I discussed this—there is an interesting shipbuilder.

I want to ask a question for Hike Metal, which is the name of that; Andy Stanton is the owner. I'm asking about your first ask, which is the structured financing facility. You say it's underfunded, yet I read that last year it was used to the tune of $15 million. There is $20 million in the fund.

Is the problem because the money's not being disbursed or is it not being accessed?

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