Budget bill will reduce government accountability for Canadian foreign aid

The Trudeau government is stealthily trying to water down the already weak Official Development Assistance Accountability Act rather than strengthen it.

The office of International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, pictured heading to Question Period on March 1, has defended proposed changes to Canada’s foreign aid spending requirements, saying they’ll harmonize reporting schedules and make it easier for Canada to align with international standards. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY HUNTER MCGILL, STEPHEN BROWN

November 28, 2018

To help ensure that Canadian foreign aid is spent on supporting people in need in developing countries, rather than things like white elephants and Canadian commercial interests, Canada has legislation that mandates a focus on poverty reduction. The legislation also seeks to ensure that the governme...

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