Federal members of parliament are disagreeing about whether FEDNOR, the economic development agency for the region, has been cut or not.
Tony Clement is the minister responsible for FEDNOR and says the Harper government has promised to maintain funding at 45.5 million dollars a year for the next five years.
N016 Q: …communities. (09 secs.)
However, Kenora M.P. Roger Valley says the funding really represents a cut of about 13 percent in the FEDNOR budget.
N013 Q: …those yet. (10 secs.)
Valley says the core budget of FEDNOR was set at 51.9 million dollars by the previous Liberal government.
