First, true confession: I don't agree with Canada's foreign aid.  I like it in theory, but Canada's choices and the unintended consequence of the dollars delivered (i.e.: into the hands of dictators/dictators' lapdogs/armies/even terrorists) has me wondering if the policy should be: less money, and only to those who already demonstrate they're ready and able to do something constructive with it.  About 5 years ago, Canada gave away over 3 billion bucks to two countries: Afghanistan and Syria.  Good choices, no?

Now this.  There are lots of women right here at home who might deserve these "gender" bucks. Native women come to mind.  'course, the trouble is, many live in an environment that doesn't allow them to exercise their "equity" any more than the fly-blown Sudanese environment encourages a woman living in a refugee tent. 

PM Trudeau: the cynical among us would write this off as a "feel good" gesture.  It fails there, too, because it sure as heck doesn't make me feel that way!