Tories fall short on aid despite G8 maternal health plan, groups say

Oxfam Canada says it won't let the Harper government lose sight of the 0.7 per cent target as it prepares to host leaders of the world's richest countries later this week.
"We're never going to let go of that one. That's what we pledged to do 40 years ago, and we've got to get the government to stick to it. It's not a whole lot of money," says Oxfam's Mark Fried.

 

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Publication Date: 
21 June 2010
Publication Name: 
The Toronto Star