‘With all the talk of Canada being back,’ aid groups ‘alarmed,’ told to expect little from budget

NGOs expecting to get something out of the months-long policy review are worried the time and money they spent will be all for naught.

International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said it's her top priority 'to ensure that Canadian aid dollars make the greatest difference on the ground.' Leaders in the sector are worried this means moving money around, rather than a budget increase. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH

January 18, 2017

In a matter of months, Canadian-based foreign aid groups have gone from being optimistic to deflated about the chances the government might boost flat aid spending. When the government launched a full review of Canada’s aid policy last spring, groups were hoping the idea that Canada was coming �...

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