Politics This Morning: All-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform to table its report
Today is Thursday, Dec. 1. Here’s what you should know before you start your day: The all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform will be holding a press conference from 10:30-11:30 at the National Press Theatre to discuss the release of their report, which will be tabled at 10 a.m. The report will detail if, and […]
Canadian government must support women’s rights organizations in these troubled times
In the wake of the U.S. election, when hope seems very dim for those committed to women’s rights and gender justice, we can be inspired by women’s rights organizations worldwide that continue to secure justice and build peace despite huge obstacles. The government of Canada has noticed that these organizations can be key drivers in […]
The world is missing data on children who live without parental care
In September 2015, Canada and other UN Member States agreed to a principled and ambitious 15-year global development agenda. Key parts of this are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that touch on child outcomes. Oddly, however, we don’t really know how many children the global community has agreed to focus on. This weekend marked Universal […]
Canada should boost aid for agriculture
Carla Duran credits her successful career as a farmer, and her family’s food security, to a Bolivian co-operative supported by the Canadian government. As a child, Carla’s parents grew maize and potatoes on their small farm in Bolivia. They could barely make ends meet. Carla’s situation changed when her parents joined UNEC, Unidad de Negocios […]
Now more than ever we need strong Canadian leadership in the world
A strong development and humanitarian assistance policy requires a strong financial commitment: that is the clear and striking conclusion of the latest report of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee. The report, released Nov. 3, has strong language on the need for a comprehensive long-term strategic approach to development co-operation. It recommends […]
Politics This Morning: International Development Minister Bibeau heads to Haiti
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16. Here’s what’s expected to make news today: Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will be in Haiti today, travelling through Les Cayes and Port-au-Prince until November 18. The visit comes after Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, killing more than 1,000 in Haiti. Ms. Bibeau will […]
Politics This Morning: Norway’s royal couple starts Canada tour, with emphasis on Arctic relations
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway are in Canada and will be visiting the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa at 2 p.m. They will be there to celebrate the opening of a Norwegian photo exhibit on the Arctic, compiled in partnership with Laval University, ArcticNet, Arctic Frontiers and the Royal Norwegian […]
House Foreign Affairs Committee recommends government boost aid spending
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has recommended that the federal government plan to boost foreign aid spending to meet an international target Canada has been persistently criticized for failing to meet. “The government of Canada should aspire to a plan that would see Canada spending 0.70 per cent of its gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance […]
Female farmers face climate change risks
Trenia Arana had been farming seven acres of land in central Nicaragua. But after years of severe drought, crop failures and growing debt, she finally decided to take up a job as a housekeeper last year. With her husband working in neighbouring Costa Rica, Trenia’s 11-year-old son must now tend to the family gardens before […]
Water, sanitation, and hygiene should be essential elements of Canada’s international development framework
Water is arguably Canada’s most precious natural asset, and is central to our identity as a nation in the world. One could reason that no other natural resource is both so valuable and so taken for granted. While so many of us may take the resource as a given, hundreds of millions of people around […]
