Why do we fund NGOs anyway?
The Globe and Mail
Wednesday January 6th, 2010
Summary: For a long time the federal government has funded NGOs as one way of executing its foreign development goals. Margret Wente argues, however, that the heavy politicization of many of these NGOs makes funding them inappropriate and sees nothing wrong with the government halting funds to particular groups.
Excerpt: “I’m certainly not opposed to the existence of groups that denounce the neo-liberal agenda, run radical boot camps, declare carbon holidays in the name of God or think Israel is the worst country on Earth. I just don’t think they should do it with our money. If they’ve got causes they believe in, good for them. Just let them pay for it themselves, like the rest of us.”
