Research suggests even foreign aid that isn’t outright wasted or sent to dictators fails to achieve the development goals held out for it
Consistent with the Conservative party’s “Canada First” message and its criticism of Liberal overspending, in recent days Pierre Poilievre has reiterated his plans to “dramatically cut” foreign aid. Earlier this month, he vowed to reallocate foreign aid money to expand Canada’s military presence in the Arctic. Then at his rally in Ottawa he said, “We must bring home our money by ending wasteful aid to dictators, terrorists and global bureaucracies — like the Asian Infrastructure Bank and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).”Consistent with the Conservative party’s “Canada First” message and its criticism of Liberal overspending, in recent days Pierre Poilievre has reiterated his plans to “dramatically cut” foreign aid. Earlier this month, he vowed to reallocate foreign aid money to expand Canada’s military presence in the Arctic. Then at his rally in Ottawa he said, “We must bring home our money by ending wasteful aid to dictators, terrorists and global bureaucracies — like the Asian Infrastructure Bank and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East).”
