Foreign Aid and the Price of Canada’s Virtue Signalling

Canadian troops arrive at a U.N. base in Gao, Mali, on June 25, 2018. Deploying troops to conflict areas is part of Canada’s foreign aid program. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Commentary

Over the last decade, Canada has given away $50.8 billion in foreign aid. What does it have to show for all this generosity? Little at best. As is the case for foreign aid from other nations, the majority of it has failed to reach target communities.