Foreign Affairs Hit with $639 Million in Cuts

Meanwhile, the Defence Department will see its budget increase, continuing a trend away from diplomacy in favour of "hard power."

By Michelle Collins

Published March 18, 2009

Since the Conservative government came to power three years ago, there have been allegations Canada's presence on the world stage is being driven by defence concerns and policy as opposed to, and at the expense of, foreign affairs.

Now new figures show that the government is in the midst of slashing the Department of Foreign Affairs' budget by nearly $639 million from 2007 levels, while at the same time increasing the Defence Department's...

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