Young people across the country are crying foul over the demise of a popular youth program.
Every year, the Katimavik program sends 1,100 canadians between 17 and 21 to diverse parts of canada to volunteer in communities.
But on Thursday, they found out they were a victim of the federal government’s cost cutting measures.
Katimavik has been going for 35 years, and supported by the program, more than 30,000 young adults have crossed the country – learning leadership while volunteering in dozens of communities.
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But its future is now in doubt as their funding was axed in the federal budget announced Thursday.
However, supporters are hoping history will repeat itself. Twenty-six years ago Senator Jacques Hébert completed a 21-day hunger strike that condemned the government of then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney for deciding to eliminate Katimavik.
Upon hearing the news that funding would be cut for the program, one supporter of the program spoke about what the cuts mean:
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