Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dylan Robertson
Publication Date: June 26, 2025 - 06:41
As Canada resists cutbacks, Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility
June 26, 2025
The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back.“Those that are staying the course need to be more nimble and need to be more versatile,” said Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, in his first major interview since taking on the role.
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