Well thank you, Mr. Speaker, but I am sad to say that government officials were wary of funding these projects all along. They said, “Analysts from financial institutions are very critical as to the profitability of the project”. But the Prime Minister pressed on. After HRD officials had a discussion with the Prime Minister's office, the TJF grant was upped to $15,000 per job. That was $5,000 more than even the provincial government recommended.
Did the Prime Minister think that he knew better in this case, or did he just figure that taxpayers deserved another hit?