Canadians need the full story: in absolute terms, Canada is the 8th largest aid contributor in the OECD:  CAD$5.8 billion per year. Not chump change. And that does not include other (more important) flows to the developing world from here: remittances, private charity, and FDI. And despite what many of the aid NGOs say, more aid does not always (even usually) equal better outcomes/poverty alleviation/inclusive economic growth/etc. It isn't just the issue of corruption, as much aid does not flow directly through recipient gov't budgets, the issue about aid remains whose rights and interests are promoted. If Canada wanted to make a bigger impact across Africa, for instance, look at governance and rights of the poor. As Easterly says, the poor are poor because they lack rights, not because they lack aid. Aid too often sheilds gov'ts from accountability and protecting the civil, political, and property rights of the poor. So, hate to say it, Morneau is half-right.