‘Deepening unemployment crisis’ among Iraqi youth prompts $9.9M federal investment
Nearly $10 million in federal spending to support youth in Iraq will ultimately help Canada, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says, because the investment supports stability in the region overall.
“Our biggest focus in our Middle East strategy is Iraq … and the way Iraq goes is the way the rest of the region will go,” he said.
Since 2016, the federal government has spent $4.7 billion on its Middle East strategy, Hussen said. With that money, the government is tackling extremism but also building “post-conflict strategies,” he said.
Why are we sending Billions to a bunch of ME savages who hate us?
