Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada will be giving over $300 million in new foreign aid to countries in southeast Asia, with nearly half of the funding going toward feminist−focused development.
“Now more than ever, we need to double down on cooperation,” Trudeau told leaders gathered at the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia on Nov. 13.
“This is a generational shift, and today I’m announcing concrete investments that are part of our commitment to this relationship.”
Over the next five years, Canada will be pledging $100 million of its “Feminist International Assistance Policy development funding to support development initiatives in the Indo-Pacific,” according to a Nov. 13 news release….