Canada must boost foreign aid

This is not about a fraction of a per cent; it is about millions of lives.
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured speaking at a January news conference alongside aid agency chiefs, has said 0.7 'is too ambitious as a target.'
The signing of the historic Paris agreement, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau underlined the urgency of Canada's role in assisting developing countries, was just one more example of the new government’s shift toward multilateral leadership and Canada’s return as a positive global player. But...

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