Investing in development: now more than ever

International assistance can avoid untold costs ahead from economic crisis, disease, and climate change. It can also increase Canadian influence and secure the fairer, safer and more sustainable global future we long to see.

International Development Harjit Sajjan, pictured on Dec. 2, 2021, on the Hill with Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski. The Liberal government’s budget has demonstrated a willingness to support international assistance. Last year’s Throne Speech commits to annual increases. These are desperately needed, writes Nicolas Moyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NICOLAS MOYER

April 14, 2022

With every newscast, we see the horrific price of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Human lives are shattered as a democracy defends against the attacks of a tyrannical neighbour. Canada has rightly committed what it can to help Ukraine with humanitarian assistance and military equipment. And...

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