Why?

Who's the laggard now, Bono?

Ireland gets $7.7M in aid from Canada

John Ivison, National Post

Published: Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Irish rockers Bono and Bob Geldof were critical of Canada's generosity earlier this month, oblivious to the fact that the Canadian government sends millions of dollars in development aid to their own country -- the fourth-richest in the world.

Bono and Mr. Geldof criticized Canada's failure to live up to its commitments to double development aid, with the U2 singer calling Canada a "laggard."

Yet, under the International Fund for Ireland, the Department of Foreign Affairs has contributed $7.7-million for job creation and reconciliation projects in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland--both of which have a higher per-capita GDP than Canada.