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Activists for LGBTQ+ rights abroad urge Canada to double foreign aid for minorities
Advocates said $15 million a year is not enough and urged Ottawa to expand support as anti-LGBTQ+ laws spread abroad.
- On Thursday, global activists urged the Canadian government to double its annual international aid for LGBTQ+ organizations to roughly $15 million at a Dignity Network Canada conference in Ottawa.
- Repressive new laws abroad have prompted the appeal: Ghana recently passed legislation threatening up to 10 years in prison for LGBTQ+ advocacy, and Senegal ratified laws in March doubling penalties for same-sex acts.
- Activists meeting with Global Affairs Canada officials expressed confusion over Prime Minister Mark Carney's November statement that Canada no longer pursues a feminist foreign policy, raising questions about Ottawa's commitment.
- Liberal MP Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, urged advocates not to lose hope, stating, "We will continue to be allies, friends with communities around the world that need support."
- Doubling aid would amount to roughly 0.33 per cent of total Canadian foreign spending, according to University of Ottawa professor Stephen Brown, yet officials debate whether human rights should anchor all foreign policy priorities.
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International activists for gender and sexual minorities are urging Canada to double its spending on aid for LGBTQ+ people abroad, while an openly gay Liberal MP is calling on advocates for the cause not to lose hope in the face of the wave of rejection sweeping the world.
·Montreal, Canada
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Activists for LGBTQ+ rights abroad urge Canada to double foreign aid for minorities
OTTAWA - Global activists for gender and sexual minorities are urging Canada to double its aid spending for LGBTQ+ people abroad, while a gay Liberal MP urges advocates not to
·Toronto, Canada
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