Federal budget 2018: Bono praises Canada’s boost in foreign aid spending
By Mike Blanchfield The Canadian Press
…The budget pledged $2 billion over five years to increase international aid through a new International Assistance Innovation program, designed to come up with flexible new financing arrangements, and the Sovereign Loans program. This is the biggest increase in almost two decades…
https://globalnews.ca/news/4051779/federal-budget-2018-bono-canada-foreign-aid/
Aid minister aims for more private sector investment in foreign aid
By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press — Feb 28 2018
… International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says she wants to use the new $2 billion in extra aid dollars in the new budget to attract insurance and pension funds to invest in fight against global poverty. She's targeting them for a simple reason: "They have a lot of money," Bibeau said Wednesday in an interview…
