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CIDA Email: 'All Letters Are To Be In English'

CIDA Email: 'All Letters Are To Be In English'

Fannie Olivier, The Canadian Press  04. 8.2013
OTTAWA - Another document dictating the language of communication from the office of International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino...
Fantino's Office Issues English-Only Communication Directive

Fantino's Office Issues English-Only Communication Directive

Fannie Olivier, The Canadian Press  04. 7.2013
OTTAWA - The office of International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino twice issued a directive that all communication with his signature...
The Mandate of Poverty Reduction Must Not Be Lost in CIDA's Merger

The Mandate of Poverty Reduction Must Not Be Lost in CIDA's Merger

03.22.2013
In yesterday's budget the government announced that Canada's International Development Agency (CIDA) will be merged within the Department...
Canada Cuts Aid.. To Superpower

Canada Cuts Aid.. To Superpower

Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press  03.20.2013
OTTAWA - Canada has cut direct foreign aid to China as part of an overhaul of international assistance spending.It's one of 14 countries...
It Takes More Than Food to Fight Global Poverty

It Takes More Than Food to Fight Global Poverty

02.13.2013
It was good of Minister Fantino to respond to my article, but it would have proved far more productive if he had just listened to the...
Funding Anti-Gay Group Result Of Sound Policy, Fantino Says

Funding Anti-Gay Group Result Of Sound Policy, Fantino Says

The Canadian Press  02.11.2013
OTTAWA - International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino is defending the Conservative government's decision to provide funding to an...

CIDA Is Doing More Than You Think

02. 8.2013
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is an outcomes-driven agency. In an era of challenging economic realities around the...
The High Price of Muzzling CIDA Staffers

The High Price of Muzzling CIDA Staffers

02. 7.2013
A real commitment to aid effectiveness would mean empowering CIDA staff to do the jobs they have been hired to do: provide unbiased information...

CIDA is Breaking Canada's Promise to the World

02. 5.2013
For well over a decade CIDA has been pushed from pillar to post, reeling from the constant shifting of priorities and reductions in funding....

Something Is Rotten In Fantino's House

Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press  02. 5.2013
OTTAWA - A government executive who worked on alleviating poverty around the world lacked judgment and wilfully broke the rules in order...
Fantino's $25,000 Meeting Raised Eyebrows With Staff

Fantino's $25,000 Meeting Raised Eyebrows With Staff

Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press  01.31.2013
OTTAWA - Employees at the Canadian International Development Agency vented to their minister last fall about political micromanagement,...
Canada Doubles Aid For Victims In Syria

Canada Doubles Aid For Victims In Syria

01.30.2013
International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino announced Wednesday that Canada will more than double its aid to the victims of violence...
Another $13 Million To Mali

Another $13 Million To Mali

Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press  01.29.2013
OTTAWA - Canada showed little appetite Tuesday for boosting its modest military assistance to Mali, choosing instead to provide $13 million...
Minister Slammed For Inappropriate Letters

Minister Slammed For Inappropriate Letters

Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press  01.15.2013
OTTAWA - Two highly partisan letters by a Conservative cabinet minister posted on a government of Canada website are to be removed after...
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