Statement made on 23 March 2010 by Senator Claudette Tardif
Hon. Claudette Tardif (Deputy Leader of the Opposition):
Honourable senators, I wish to return to a question that I asked on March 17 regarding the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. In response to my question, the Leader of the Government in the Senate indicated that the foundation was not shut down and that its mandate had been extended to 2012. While that is correct, the fact is that no new funding has been given to the foundation. Existing funding will only permit keeping the lights on until all research reports are in before closing the books. The extension for one year only allows the foundation to wrap up its activities. With the funding now completely spent or committed, the eventual closure of the foundation seems inevitable.
Can the government guarantee that it will provide new monies to enable the foundation to remain open past 2012?
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