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McGill University in Montreal.

Re “Canadian aid cuts will bite deeply in global crisis zones, relief agencies say” (Nov. 6): During the election campaign, Mark Carney made it clear that “my government will not cut foreign aid.” Yet he has done just that.

There was a time, thanks to the extraordinary efforts of humanitarians such as Lotta Hitschmanova, when Ottawa was considered a centre for compassion and caring for those less fortunate around the world. That time, sadly, appears to be in the rearview mirror.

Many Canadians desperately want to take pride in our country, our values and our government programs. We look south of the border, where foreign aid has already been gutted. Is this our model now? Apart from any moral or philanthropic considerations, even our own self-in