OTTAWA - The Carney government laid out plan to cut the foreign aid budget to a level in line with Canada's pre-pandemic allocations — despite promising during the election not to cut back aid.

Tuesday's budget forecasts $2.7 billion in cuts over four years, which will affect things like global health projects. Ottawa is also withdrawing some support for a world-renowned aid research centre.

The government has not stated the size of this year's aid budget and aid groups say Canada is pulling back from its strengths on the global stage.

"There will be reductions in development funding to global health programming, where Canada's contribution has grown disproportionately relative to other similar economies," the budget document says.

It's not clear where the aid cuts will land. The budge

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