Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
17 October 2014
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today participated in a moderated question and answer (Q&A) session at Algoma's Water Tower Inn & Suites with Angelo Lombardo, Executive Director of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. The Prime Minister was joined by Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, and Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming.
During the Q&A session, the Prime Minister discussed the Government's ongoing support for Canadian families living in rural areas and the hunting and angling community in Northern Ontario and across the country.
The Prime Minister highlighted the different measures that the Government is taking under the National Conservation Plan (NCP) to support hunters and anglers across the country. He announced that the fourth window of applications under the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP) is now open and underscored the investments the Government has made under this program since its inception. He also announced that Environment Canada is now accepting applications for projects under the second round of the National Wetland Conservation Fund (NWCF).
