Discussions between city officials and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation about the future of Calgary’s federal housing funds, if citywide rezoning is repealed, overshadowed budget talks Thursday, with top city officials addressing the situation to council.

It comes after Global News obtained an internal city memo sent to councillors and the mayor last week, which said $129 million in Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) money designated for Calgary is “paused pending further clarity on the status of citywide rezoning.”

The memo stated city administration was informed of the funding pause during a meeting on Friday morning with representatives from CMHC.

CMHC, however, is pushing back on the memo and said Wednesday that Calgary’s Housing Accelerator funding “has not been paused,” add

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