Ken Boshcoff at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On May 30th, 2007. See this statement in context.

May 30th, 2007 / 4:25 p.m.

Liberal

Ken Boshcoff Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON

In 2005, the Liberal government increased the annual funding for the FedNor program to $51.5 million. You'll see it on page 16.7. In August 2006, Minister Clement announced a cut in the annual funding of $6.4 million. The funding level for FedNor is much lower than it has been in the past five years, despite the economic challenges in northern Ontario.

Can the minister explain why the FedNor budget was cut so drastically in 2006-07, in spite of the surplus it inherited, and will he restore it to the $51.5 million?

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