Mr. Speaker, my question was for the Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
The two ACOA programs were for a five-year period ending March 31, 2010, with a total investment of over $475 million. Now those funds have run out, and the Conservatives are offering a mere $19 million a year to replace them.
The Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency should do as his colleague, the Minister of Industry, did: apologize for the cuts and restore the programs with 2009-level funding.
When will the minister take action for the people of Atlantic Canada?