Future NGO funding requires 'policy alignment'

Published July 28, 2010

Only days after confirming one of the country's most important development groups is being cut loose as a partner, the government has laid out a new approach to how Canada's aid agency will support non-governmental organizations.

CIDA Minister Bev Oda says the changes will streamline administrative requirements, improve aid effectiveness and lead to better co-ordination of Canadian development efforts.

However,...