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16 décembre 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
When Nigel Fisher flew to Nigeria more than three decades ago to teach and travel around West Africa, he likely didn’t think that at the end of his career he would be playing a version of himself in a Sean Penn film. read more
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2 décembre 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs
With rumours that Michaëlle Jean was thinking of running to lead the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, it was no surprise that the ex-governor general showed up among the VIPs at the annual Africa Day diplomatic reception on May 27. She’d need the support of African countries, (...)
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27 novembre 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs
Michaëlle Jean appears to be a front-runner to lead the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, but a Canadian win is by no means assured. read more
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25 novembre 2014, par cplecash@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development doesn’t have a clear process for deciding how much money to contribute to international relief efforts in unfolding humanitarian crises, according to the latest report from the auditor general of Canada. “[A]lthough the Department takes (...)
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18 novembre 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Development, Trade, International Development, Natural Resources, Trade
The Harper government’s updated corporate social responsibility policy for Canadian oil, mining and gas companies operating abroad generally follows what the mining industry wanted. While at least one industry association is largely happy with the changes, several regular critics of Canadian (...)
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13 novembre 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Development, Trade, International Development, Natural Resources, Trade
The Harper government is set to release its long-awaited revised corporate social responsibility plan for Canadian mining, oil and gas companies working abroad on Friday. read more
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28 octobre 2014, par cplecash@hilltimes.com — News, Development, Natural Resources
Canada’s oil and gas and mining sectors are voicing their support for new transparency legislation included in the federal government’s latest budget bill, but the two powerful industries are at odds over whether they should be required to disclose payments on a project-by-project basis. read (...)
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14 octobre 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
Five years ago, the social justice group KAIROS was hit in the gut. For 34 years, the Canadian International Development Agency had funded part of its budget so it could give grants to partner groups overseas, pay salaries and expenses, and talk to Canadians about foreign aid. When the (...)
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26 août 2014, par cmeyer@embassymag.ca — News, Development, International Development
In June, about six weeks before news broke that Canada’s tax office had told a major charity it didn’t consider “preventing poverty” a charitable goal, a familiar story was playing out across the pond. Oxfam Canada’s affiliate in the United Kingdom had tweeted about a "perfect storm" for poverty (...)
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31 juillet 2014, par cmeyer@embassymag.ca — News, Development, International Development
The head of a coalition of Canadian foreign aid groups says it has a “tacit agreement” with the federal government that would help groups gain new access to funding, after what they describe as years of drought. read more
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29 juillet 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
When Julia Sánchez talks about International Development Minister Christian Paradis, she uses words like “openness” and “engaged.” When Ms. Sánchez, the head of a coalition of more than 70 foreign aid groups, has sat down with him for meetings, she says he’s taking notes, “really listening” and not (...)
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30 juin 2014, par kshane@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
Expanded aid priority-country list overlaps trade interests Several observers and an opposition critic said they were unsurprised with the government’s picks in an announcement last week of an expanded list of countries to which it funnels much of its bilateral aid. The new list of so-called (...)
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27 juin 2014, par cmeyer@embassymag.ca — News, Development, International Development
Aid priorities shift unsurprising, say observers Canada's foreign aid minister has dropped three countries from Canada’s list of development focus countries and added eight, including areas of Canadian business interest like Myanmar and Mongolia. The changes, to be announced this morning (...)
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20 mai 2014, par benoit@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
A national coalition of international development groups says that aid minister Christian Paradis’s efforts to fix relations with its members “is a welcome breath of fresh air” after a years-long funding drought and closed ministerial office door. read (...)
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13 mai 2014, par benoit@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
The same concerns about a lack of funding for safe abortions and sexual and reproductive health that bubbled up four years ago when Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared maternal, child and newborn health his main development priority threaten to boil over again as Canada and the world look to (...)
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22 avril 2014, par benoit@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
Canada has sealed a deal with the United Arab Emirates to co-operate on foreign aid, including in places of mutual concern like Syria. It’s part of broader push to connect with emerging players in international development, as aid recipients become donors. But while aid analysts say (...)
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1er avril 2014, par benoit@hilltimes.com — News, Development, International Development
More than 300 positions, including program managers for the Middle East and Africa and environment specialists, were slashed at the former Canadian International Development Agency following the 2012 federal budget, according to documents obtained by Embassy. read (...)