Canada and Support of Developing Nations

Canada was influential in supporting developing countries:
-provided a lot of aid during this time
-aid rose from $277 million to $2 billion
-made trade and aid policy
-developing countries get Canadian goods
-sponsor health programs in developing countries such as the Philippines
-major aspect of Trudeau’s policy
-helped to build schools, roads, bridges, and dams
-part of several organizations that make giving aid easier
-membership in Commonwealth and La Francophonie
-helped in the Colombo plan to give aid to former British and French colonies
-gives aid to India, Pakistan, Commonwealth Caribbean, Commonwealth Africa and Francophone Africa
-supporter of many aid programs
-has its own section of UNICEF, UNICEF Canada
-part of Red Cross since 1909
-supporter of International Monetary Fund that helps bankrupt nations
-sponsor of World Health Organization
-peacekeeping in unstable countries
-intimidate rebel or radical soldiers
-participated in every United Nations peacekeeping mission since its development
-aid people from war torn or natural disaster stricken countries

Canada was not influential in supporting developing countries:
-aid not always helpful
-most not sent in money, but Canadian goods
-not always useful
-still less than 1% of yearly revenue
-still not enough to end many problems
-many countries continue to need aid
-peacekeeping not always effective
-peacekeepers not very well armed
-not equipped for heavy fighting
-can be slaughtered by rebel or radical forces
-could not always stop mass murders as in Rwanda
-not effective in helping all countries (South America was not helped much)