Canada’s foreign aid budget cuts hurt global health

The $2.7-billion cut places Canada’s reputation in jeopardy on the world stage, and will leave the most vulnerable to simply fend for themselves.

In remarks before the United Nations in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said ‘Canada will not turn inward.’ But the budget’s cuts to foreign aid present a clear retraction from the Liberal’s election promise, write Drew-Anne Glennie, Janet Butler-McPhee, and Robin Montgomery.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DREW-ANNE GLENNIE, JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE, ROBIN MONTGOMERY

November 12, 2025

On Nov. 4, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the first federal budget of his political career. Framed as a “generational investment budget,” the announcement proposed big-ticket increases for trade, military spending, and nation-building. It also revealed a $2.7-billio...

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