Why did the federal budget forget the world’s poorest?
Buried in a technical annex there was a token aid increase of $256 million over two years: Inadequate to even restore cuts imposed by the Harper government.

“Canada is back” is our message at the United Nations and in Washington, but on the ground in our priority aid-recipient countries, especially the least developed amongst them, "old usual" seems to be still the norm. Last month’s first Liberal budget speech did not even have a few token words ...
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