OTTAWA — Canadian aid groups are deliberating how to respond to U.S. policies that block U.S. aid for virtually any group in developing countries that provides abortion, science-based sexual health information or LGBTQ+ advocacy.
The rollback of (what the article calls) feminist aid has the aid groups calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to assemble a coalition of like-minded nations to defend sexual health programming.
“People are more likely to die because they’re not receiving this kind of assistance,” said Erin Kiley, director of international programs at Oxfam Canada.
SOURCE: The Canadian Press, 17 May 2026.