The federal government will await the results of another investigation into a controversial green fund before it decides whether to allow the organization to resume distributing funds to companies in the clean tech sector.
In early October, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne suspended new funding distribution by Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC), which has been rocked by complaints from whistleblowers and the negative findings of an external investigation.
He said at the time the suspension could be lifted if corrective measures were put in place by the end of the year.
But the minister now says he wants to see the results of another investigation,
