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federal budget: The federal budget for the project has been reduced to $1.5-million, which will be matched by private donations, for a total budget of $3-million, according to Globe and Mail. The previous Conservative government had promised $3-million in federal funds and expected the total cost to exceed $5-million. The government will now hold consultations on a new design. As a result, new proposals are expected to be considerably smaller than what has been proposed to date. The site was one of the most controversial aspects of the project, according to critics, including Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. The federal government has already spent $370,000 on the project, including a national design competition, which will now start over from scratch. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.