As we see it, the possibility of accessing start-up advice across Canada in both official languages hangs in the balance because the CDI has been terminated. There is no doubt that it has a direct impact, especially in official language minority communities. So it is extremely important to us to find a solution and an alternative to the mechanism that is gradually fading away and will disappear altogether in March 2013. We need to think about how we can get things back on track. Those services are vital to communities.
On July 25th, 2012. See this statement in context.