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New documents reveal federal programs covering vaccines, cannabis, affordable housing, as well as general operations at the Department of National Defence have seen funding cuts as departments scramble to meet the federals Liberal s' plan to refocus government spending. Federal departments and agencies had been asked to find $15.8-billion in savings over five years under the government’s ongoing 'Refocusing Government Spending' initiative.
listed four programs that saw funding refocused elsewhere: the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund and its ‘rent to own’ stream, the Shared Equity Mortgage Providers Fund Program, and the First Time Homebuyer Initiative. When asked Housing Minister Sean Fraser about why these specific programs had their funding cut, he said programs were assessed on their impacts on creating housing supply and affordability.
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