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Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
- On June 26, 2025, Randeep Sarai, who recently assumed a key role related to Canada's international aid, gave his first significant interview discussing Ottawa's priorities for foreign assistance.
- Following Canada’s allocation of $12 billion toward international assistance in the fiscal year ending in spring 2024, there are calls to enhance the efficiency and transparency of aid programs as the U.S. reduces its involvement.
- Sarai emphasized reforms to reduce bureaucracy, ensure funding reaches Canadian organizations abroad, and improve Canadians' knowledge of aid distribution.
- Canada pledged $391.3 million at the G7 to "catalyze private capital toward economic growth," plus up to $544 million in loans for Latin America and Caribbean projects.
- Sarai said Canada must be nimble and versatile to maintain its international aid role, especially amid USAID funding halts and criticism over Afghanistan cuts.
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Member of Parliament Randeep Sarai, responsible for foreign aid, said that Canada must adopt a more effective and visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance, in order to justify the continuation of aid spending as the United States withdraws.
Ottawa's foreign aid chief prioritizes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back.
Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back.
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Ottawa's foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back.
OTTAWA — MP Randeep Sarai, who is responsible for foreign aid, says that Canada needs to take a more effective and visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance, in order to justify the continuation of aid spending as the United States withdraws. "Those who maintain the course must show greater flexibility and versatility," said Mr. Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development, at his first important interview since he t…
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