Canada Gave Nearly $8M in Foreign Aid to China in 2021-2022: Report

Published on January 3, 2024

Canada continues to provide millions in foreign aid to communist China despite a deteriorating bilateral relationship and calls from MPs to cut financial support to the regime. According to the most recent Statistical Report on International Assistance presented to Parliament, Canada allocated a total of $7.59 million to China during the fiscal year 2021-2022, with Global Affairs Canada contributing the majority at $5.6 million, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. The Conservatives have long advocated for terminating all foreign aid to China. In an April 2020 press conference, former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said he didn’t think Canadian taxpayers “should be sending any money to China,” which he categorized as a “Communist dictatorial government.”...