Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, I had the privilege of being in Cornwall, Ontario, for the launch of the first project of the Eastern Ontario Development Fund. This $98,000 plus project will help initiate the strategic plan for CFDCs, the Community Futures Development Corporations, in eastern Ontario.
The $10 million Eastern Ontario Development Fund was launched a week earlier on the recommendation of the mayors and reeves in the eastern part of our province, supported, of course, by the Liberal caucus of eastern Ontario.
I want to congratulate the government on this excellent initiative to further develop eastern Ontario.