Industry Minister Tony Clement has reversed on the cuts to the Community Access Program. Clement told a press scrum this afternoon that it was a funding envelope misunderstanding.
Gov’t Reverses on CAP Cuts
March 16, 2010
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Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network

Yes. A misunderstanding. Right.
I wrote the PM an indignant letter late last night, saying I was “furious, flabbergasted, and flummoxed that your government would cut such a worthwhile and useful program”. Maybe alliteration has some effect?
Good news, perhaps…
…if we keep the pressure on for proper follow-through.
Maybe the alliteration helped.