Foreign aid

Matthew Lau: Trimming foreign aid would be good Canadian policy

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).”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Foreign aid

Why won’t Trudeau release classified names — and why won’t Poilievre get a security clearance?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made waves Wednesday by turning what started as an examination of his government’s response to foreign interference into a pointed criticism of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

“I’m getting a little more partisan than I tried to in this case, but it is so egregious to me that the leader of the Official Opposition, who is certainly trying very hard to become prime minister, is choosing to play partisan games with foreign interference,” Trudeau told the public inquiry into foreign interference on Wednesday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Foreign aid

Media Silent On Misappropriation Of Billions In Canadian Foreign Aid

In 2019, Canada’s budget for international assistance totalled $6.2 billion dollars. Each year, our ruling government extracts approximately $6 Billion dollars from Canadian tax-payers, and ships the funds to the World Bank, IMF, and African Development Bank.

To place this in proper context, it is not as though governments previous to Trudeau’s Liberals have not indulged in the practice. They certainly have. What has not been exposed by mainstream media is alleged misappropriation of these billions.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Corruption, Foreign aid, Foreign Aid Follies, MSM bias to the left, MSM Blackout, MSM Lies, MSM Shitweasels

Scandal, Embezzlement Accusations As Canada Sends Billions In Foreign Aid

According to the Liberal government’s own data, Canada’s foreign aid budgets involve transferring funds to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank.

From 2003 to 2020, the World Bank’s Doing Business Report(DBR) was generally seen as a trusted measure of how business is conducted around the globe. Yet, according to former World Bank senior manager Paul Cadario, there has been controversy about the DBR’s methodology since its inception. China is a major shareholder of the World Bank and therefore has considerable financial leverage over it.

“The DBR was discontinued this year , after data irregularities in its 2018 and 2020 editions suggested that China, as well as a few other autocracies, were given unfair bumps.”

In other words, a discovery of corruption within the ranks. It is within this context that Cultural Action Party review Liberal government foreign aid policy.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Bad Optics", "I'm Shocked And Appalled!", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Foreign aid, Foreign Aid Follies, scandals