Madeline Rowland The image of Canada as a global peacekeeper and champion of development is a salient part of our collective national consciousness. The formation of the (now-defunct) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1968 secured the position of aid and development on the political agenda, at least for CIDA’s 45-year lifespan. Prime Ministers of…
Tag: International Development
Aiding Global Poverty or their Campaigns? A Look at Foreign Aid Spending in the 2015 Election
Katie Bowers With words like recession and middle-class growth being thrown around, it’s clear that the current election campaign is focused on inward-facing issues as opposed to global ones. Canadians are concerned about jobs, housing, and childcare here at home. But the party leaders will often invoke the image of Canada as a champion on…
Why Canada Needs an Official Development Policy Framework
James Nelson For the last 24 years, the Government of Canada has made the first week of February International Development Week. This year’s theme, “We are Making a Difference,” encourages individual Canadians to share their personal experiences of how they feel they are contributing to change by working on development projects. The week fails to…
Seen and Heard: Leadership in Public Policy with Paul Cadario
Vass Bednar On Friday, November 23, Paul Cadario, Senior Manager at the World Bank, joined SPPG for the Leadership in Public Policy Series to reflect on his thirty-seven years with the Bank. The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. He was joined for an…
Book Review: Poor Economics – A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo
Andrew Do Leaving aside death and taxes, there is at least one more thing that I am confident we can add to the list of life’s certainties, at least in the world of policy schools: thoughts on how to help the very poor in the Global South. The World Bank defines extreme poverty as those…
Seen and Heard: Against All Odds, Gender and Education in the Developing World
James Nelson As a group of private, international, and non-denominational agencies, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is one of the world’s largest private development agencies. The AKDN works without regard to faith, origin, or gender to improve living conditions and opportunities for people living in some of the poorest parts of the developing world…
