In an increasingly complex world, Canada’s aid program is not a ‘nice to have’ – it’s a ‘need to have.’

McLeod Group blog by Stephen Brown, November 10, 2025 Does the world need less Canada? One might think so, reading last week’s federal budget. The cuts to foreign aid and how they are justified sugges...

The Carney government says it is cutting foreign aid spending to a level in line with Canada’s pre-pandemic aid allocations — without specifying the size of this year’s aid budget.

Ottawa will impose the $2.7-billion foreign aid cut over the next four years

With Mark Carney’s first ever federal budget just over a week away, international development advocates are calling on the prime minister to keep his pre-election pledge to uphold foreign aid funding.

Mauritius is widely praised for policies that have minimized tensions between ethno-religious groups. Other types of groups, however, are excluded from that sociopolitical ordering of society. In p...

Our aim is to assemble a community of scholars who research and/or teach on issues of politics and ‘development’. The group seeks to foster critical reflection on the concept of 'development', with…

The Sage/CQ Press Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor both research-based projects and those that may involve activism that has focused on advancing social justice and addressing inequality and inequity in society. Citation from the Award Committee: This is a scholarly intervention in the literature on LGBTQI rights that is on the level of the contributions of scholars such as Barrington Moore and Theda Skocpol.

There are at least 34 documented stories of transgender saints’ lives, three of which had widespread popularity in medieval Europe.

The Government's new framing of foreign aid as charity is a gross misrepresentation of the UK's domestic and international commitments

- Global Politics and Development Working Group

The International Humanitarian Studies Association is a network engaged with the study of humanitarian crises caused by natural disaster, conflict or political instability.

Global Aid Rethink · Episode

OPINION: All three major English party platforms offer thin gruel for queer and trans Canadians

McLeod Group blog by Stephen Brown, April 23, 2025 The recent turmoil in Washington has reshaped Canada’s 2025 election campaign, driving fundamental discussions on how Canada should position itself i...

OTTAWA — Federal parties have different proposals on foreign aid — and clashing notions about how Canada's development and humanitarian dollars are being spent now.

Africa’s democratic trajectory will be determined by issues beyond the headlines, such as whether democracy can deliver for citizens and how transitions unfold.