Mr. Speaker, we in northern Ontario know the economy is suffering under the government's watch.
In the March budget, the government chose to cut money that is used for economic development in northern Ontario. It has taken $1 billion from the forestry sector, millions more in tourism and marketing grants that went to small towns like Dryden, Atikokan, Gore Bay, Red Rock, Terrace Bay and many others.
Where is the common sense in cutting economic development money for a struggling region during a fragile economic recovery?