Trudeau Announces Over $300 Million in New Foreign Aid During ASEAN Summit in Cambodia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly (L) and International Trade Minister Mary Ng, holds a press conference following the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 13, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be giving over $300 million in new foreign aid to countries in southeast Asia, with nearly half of the funding going toward feminist−focused development.

“Now more than ever, we need to double down on cooperation,” Trudeau told leaders gathered at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia on Nov. 13.