What Is Carney Going to Do With the Foreign Aid File?

A man pulls a trolley loaded with plastic bottles for recycling near Johannesburg, South Africa, in a file photo. Danish economist Bjor Lomborg notes that many foreign aid programs do little or nothing to improve the lives of poor people. The Canadian Press/AP Photo-Themba Hadebe

Commentary

The federal election is over, and within a few months there should be a budget tabled and debated in the House of Commons. No doubt, Canadians are waiting anxiously to see what the new Liberal government will do with its tax revenues. What files will Prime Minister Carney increase spending on, and on what files will he slow spending down?