Since 2006 Harper has denied funding to dozens of NGOs, from the Canadian Environmental Network to the National Association of Women and the Law. These unexpected cuts seriously disable each NGO's ability to educate the public, support struggling communities and work in the public interest. NEW STORY THIS MONTH
Silencing the 'public interest' voice
Rights and Democracy gets the axe
Ottawa (5 April 2012) -Supporting democracy movements — especially in places like Burma, where those movements are strong — is cheap. Rights and Democracy cost the federal government about $9 million in 2011. People can disagree about whether R&D did it well, but the question now seems to be whether it should be done at all.
Why did CIDA cut Development and Peace funding?
Montreal (21 March 2012) - A pattern? Mr. Casey said he doesn't know whether the funding decision had anything do with the group's advocacy work, or its membership in KAIROS.
But Tony Martin, a Catholic former NDP MP and Development and Peace supporter, said he sees a connection.
"The pattern is that anybody who stands up and is critical or lobbies government opposed to some of the activity of Canadian multinational corporations are going to get cut off at the knees," he said from his home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
CIDA puts bottom line before human rights and international development assistance
Ottawa (25 Oct. 2011) - The decision by the Conservative government to cut funding to KAIROS based on a "value for money" bottomline runs counter to the values of Canadians.
Another Conservative attack on the environment
Ottawa (20 Oct. 2011) - The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) received notice last week that it would not receive $547,000 in core funding that the government had previously said it intended to provide.
Teachers in shock over CIDA program rejection
Ottawa (4 Feb. 2011) - 'We have received an overwhelming number of letters and e-mails from a cross-section of Canadian and overseas teachers.' - CTF.
NUPGE condemns ideological attack by Harper Conservatives on civil society organizations
Vancouver (19 June 2010) – 'The motive behind this attack is an attempt by the Harper government to impose a social-conservative agenda on public policy priorities without any public discussion or accountability.'
Harper's divisive tactics are damaging Canadian civility and undermining democratic traditions
Ottawa (19 May 2010) - President's Commentary: Harper has personally fired, threatened and bullied so many agency and commission heads who have disagreed with him that it’s difficult to keep track of them all, says NUPGE's James Clancy.
Bev Oda now admits to altering government document recommending KAIROS funding
Ottawa (16 Feb. 2011) - Doctored documents call into question the integrity of the entire decision-making processes within the Department of International Cooperation.
Culture wars continue with cuts to small magazines
Ottawa (24 April 2009) - HarperIndex.ca : Claiming to be gaining "greater efficiencies," the Harper Conservatives have again undermined arts and culture by cutting funding to small magazines and diverting it to Conservative-friendly constituencies.
Changes to funding forces closure of NAWL
Ottawa (19 Sept. 2007) - Federal Government removed the words ‘women’s equality’ from the mandate of the Status of Women Canada, reduced the agency’s budget by 38.5% and made changes to the mandate and funding rules.
