The shock felt by Canadians following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh shows that we, as a country, care deeply about the welfare of others, and we want to see responsible business practices and an end to exploitation of workers. In the wake of this tragedy, the NDP has...

In yesterday's budget the government announced that Canada's International Development Agency (CIDA) will be merged within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). A new Department -- possibly with the amusing acronym DFATD -- will be created, although we have no idea how soon and at what cost....

This week in the United Kingdom, David Cameron's Conservative government will announce that they have achieved the targeted 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) in their international aid budget. It will be the sixth country in the world to do so. This is an extraordinary achievement that should...

When the UN's Commission on the Status of Women meets this month their focus will be violence against women. While the U.K. has launched a campaign to tackle this issue and is encouraging the international community to do the same, Canada has not.

Every six days a Canadian woman...

The Conservative government's recent decision to use Canadian development dollars to subsidise the activities of the extractive sector is troubling. Under the direction of its new Minister Julian Fantino, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is, shockingly, changing its focus from poverty reduction to promoting Canadian extractive industries abroad.