CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated July 27, 2005, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the May 31, 2005
Annual Report to Shareholders of the Columbia Strategic Income Fund, which are
also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and
"Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
September 16, 2005