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 21, 2008, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the May 31, 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders of Columbia Strategic Income Fund and Columbia High Yield Opportunity 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

Boston, Massachusetts

September 25, 2008