“This Agreement reflects the commitment of Canada’s new Government to help small and medium-sized businesses in Atlantic Canada compete in North America and around the world,” said Prime Minister Harper. “We want to assist Atlantic Canadians in bringing more of their goods and services to the world.”
Then, buried in the media backgrounder:
The original Agreement was signed in 1994 for a total value of $3 million. In 1997, the Agreement was extended for three years and $2 million in funding was added. This second extension was for $8 million over four years, ending in 2004. Today, the IBDA announced a new Agreement for $10 million with an end date of March 2010.
So, what's so "new" about extending a $2M/year agreement that was started by the Liberal gov't 12 years ago? I suspect the autor of this particular release slipped past Harper's Ministery of Truth...
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