Since March 1, 2003, with regard to the regional economic development bodies (i.e. Western Economic Diversification, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario and Canada Economic Development Agency for Quebec) and the Community Futures Program: ( a ) what was the annual budget for each body; ( b ) what portion of the annual budget--both in dollars and as a percentage of the total budget--was for grants, loans and contributions; ( c ) how were these distributed by province and territory; ( d ) what percentage of these grants, loans and contributions was repaid on an annual basis; ( e ) what percentage of the grants, loans and contributions was written off on an annual basis; and ( f ) what were the ten largest individual write-offs, listed in dollars, by agency/program for that time period?
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