Prime Minister Chretien, here’s a legacy you can’t pass up: Canada needs a bold plan to rebuild its aid over the next five years like Norway, Netherlands and Sweden

Most Canadians would not consider being cheap to be a legacy. Especially stinginess toward the poorest people in the world. Yet stingy is probably too mild a word to describe the stunning decline in Canada's international aid since Prime Minister Jean Chretien first came to power in 1993.

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