Help unfreeze the aid budget

Take action now at http://www.makepovertyhistory.ca/act/unfreeze-the-aid-budget. Help unfreeze the aid budget and get Canada back on track to achieving the 0.7% aid target.

Last year the federal government announced their plan to freeze the aid budget for 2011 at 2010 levels. But after 8 years of 8% annual increases, our aid spending amounts to only 0.3% of our national income -- less than half of the 0.7% that Canada has promised to give. If we freeze aid at 2010 levels, we will start moving backwards -- away from the 0.7% aid target. We can't let this happen.

Send a message to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and your local MP to get Canada back on track to achieving the 0.7% aid target.

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