Statement made on 29 June 2010 by Senator Catherine Callbeck
Hon. Catherine S. Callbeck:
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. As we all know, Katimavik is a fantastic youth program. It engages young people aged 17 to 21 in volunteer service. It gives them the opportunity to travel to other parts of the country, to get to know their fellow Canadians, and to work on local projects in their adoptive communities.
Unfortunately, my home province of Prince Edward Island is losing nearly all of its Katimavik projects. Faced with a $5 million funding cut from the federal government, three of four Katimavik projects in Prince Edward Island are shutting down. In fact, 6 out of 17 projects in Atlantic Canada are being cut in all.
Why would this government shut down projects of Katimavik that assist communities and charity groups, and help shape the leaders of tomorrow?
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