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In Defense of Canada’s New International Development Assistance Policy
- 12 avril 2018
Criticism, while hardly ever welcome, is nevertheless necessary to draw attention to potential pitfalls. If heeded in time, danger may be averted; disaster, however, may follow an unexamined plan. Canada’s new Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) has drawn its share …
EN SAVOIR PLUSBudget 2018: A Bit of Good News for Development
- 1 mars 2018
by Stephen Brown and Hunter McGill
If you watched Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech in the House of Commons yesterday, you had to be paying close attention to catch the one sentence that refers to foreign aid: “We will …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Ethics of Buying Clothes Produced in Sweatshops
- 26 février 2018
International Development Week (IDW), hosted by undergraduate students of the School of International Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, took place the week of 5 February 2018. Hundreds of Ottawa-area undergraduate students enthusiastically participated in discussions designed …
EN SAVOIR PLUSA Canadian G7 Initiative: New Faces for a More Inclusive G20
- 25 janvier 2018
These are troubled days for our world. But Canada has a once-in-seven-years privilege to host the next G7 Summit, June 8–9 at Charlevoix, Quebec. The agenda for this important meeting is Canada’s to shape. It already looks likely to cover …
EN SAVOIR PLUSNext Steps: How to Make It All Happen
- 25 janvier 2018
In part 1 of this blog, “A Canadian G7 Initiative: New Faces for a More Inclusive G20,” I proposed the enhancement of the G20 by adding two new members — representing LDCs (least developed countries) and fragile states …
EN SAVOIR PLUSBoosting an Under-Performing Foreign Policy
- 27 novembre 2017
The Trudeau government’s decision to harness the slogan “the world needs more Canada” comes at interesting times. The gloss of image and photo-ops that accompanied the Liberal electoral victory in 2016 has worn thin. Both Canadian and international publics are …
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Resuscitating the Canadian Foreign Service
- 9 octobre 2017
After years of neglect and mismanagement, the Canadian foreign service is now in serious trouble. The story of how it got this way is a long one, with a litany of poor management, appalling decisions by senior public servants, and …
EN SAVOIR PLUS“The System is Broken”: Canada’s Latest Rationale for Stinginess
- 2 octobre 2017
“I would love to increase the aid budget,” admitted Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Liberal Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of International Development, speaking at a recent conference organized by the Canadian Council for International Co-operation. But, she argued, …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIn Africa, “America First” Means “Development Last”
- 9 juillet 2017
By Rita Abrahamsen
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
“How much confidence do you have in US President Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs?” When asked this question in a recent Pew …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIs Canada Ready to Deliver a Feminist Development Co-operation Policy?
- 22 juin 2017
A policy rethink on Canada’s Agenda 2030 commitments finally emerged as a feminist development manifesto from Canada’s Development Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau. This feminist framework for Canadian aid is bold in its ambitions — some might call it revolutionary — but …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnalyzing Afghanistan, Part 2: Moving Forward
- 16 mai 2017
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, speaking to CIPS in April, finished his presentation (see part 1 here) by touching on the Afghan government’s over-dependence on aid and inability to pay for and …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnalyzing Afghanistan, Part 1: Lessons from SIGAR
- 16 mai 2017
Canada has already invested 15 years, billions of dollars, and over 160 human lives to secure and stabilize the fragile state of Afghanistan. Equivalent efforts, however, have not been made to assess the effectiveness of Canada’s involvement; nor have the …
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