Audio clip NAT115

NAT115 – (Mba-Green-Cuts)
WINNIPEG. x–14s. The Manitoba government has partially walked back a funding cut to a program that funds summer jobs for teens and young adults. Municipal Relations Minister Ian Bushie says he is adding 300-thousand-dollars to the Green Team program, which helps non-profit groups and municipalities hire young people in the summer. Bushie says he made the decision after hearing from some of the affected organizations.
(“..we can.”) (SOURCE:The Canadian Press)

TAG: The N-D-P government has been facing criticism for reducing Green Team funding this year by four-million-dollars. The Opposition Tories say they’ll keep pushing for all the money to be reinstated.

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The Canadian Press broadcast team