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Federal Budget 2021: Foreign Aid
- Analysis
- May 3, 2021
Canada talks an excellent game when it comes to foreign aid. Successive Canadian governments tout impressive-sounding new initiatives and brag about the country’s leadership on the world stage. Most recently, the Trudeau government has emphasized the importance of pandemic-related relief in low- and middle-income countries and Justin Trudeau himself has led the call for “equal global access
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The Green Wave and a Historic Win for Abortion Rights in Argentina
- Analysis
- April 21, 2021
In mid-2018, one million people took to the streets of Argentina to urge Congress to pass a bill that would legalize abortion. It wasn’t the first time, and it would not be the last. The Green Wave, as the movement is known around the world, imbued girls, women, and people who can become pregnant with the
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The Rollback of Autonomy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
- Analysis
- April 12, 2021
The world has watched in horror as Hong Kong is transformed from an open society with a liberal constitutional order into a repressive authoritarian regime. Last year a new Beijing-imposed National Security Law (NSL) targeted freedom of expression with the widespread arrests of members of the political opposition. This year Beijing’s amendments to the Hong Kong Basic
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Foreign Aid
- Analysis
- April 1, 2021
Across the Global South, the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of socioeconomic progress, disproportionally harming poor people. Low- and lower-middle-income countries in particular are struggling more than ever to find the resources to support their citizens’ health and wellbeing at this time of crisis. Moreover, disruptions to trade, investment and remittances have caused a drop
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