Canada’s backtrack on foreign aid in Budget 2023 signifies its shrinking role as a global health and development leader

The lack of new funding for international development assistance in Budget 2023 is especially notable when it comes to foreign aid supporting vulnerable women and girls.

International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan. Budget 2023 proclaims Canada's commitment to improving the lives of women, girls, and vulnerable populations around the world, and to increasing international development assistance every year toward 2030, but offers less annual funding than it did last year, writes Preety Sharma. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PREETY SHARMA

April 6, 2023

Canada is riding high on past contributions in foreign aid, but what about the 2023 budget? For years now, the government has promised to increase Canada’s foreign aid every year toward 2030 to realize the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals. However, the ...

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