Canada’s $3.02 billion in financial and military support for the Ukrainian war effort includes $4 million in funding for “gender-transformative mine action,” a move that has brought questions and criticism on social media. 

“This project from the HALO Trust aims to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of Ukrainians, including women and internally displaced persons, by addressing the threat of explosive ordnance present across vast areas of the country,” the line item says, The National Post reported.

“Project activities include conducting non-technical surveys and subsequent manual clearance in targeted communities; providing capacity building to key national stakeholders; and establishing a gender and diversity working group to promote gender-transformative mine action in Ukraine,” the item, coming in a press release about the war funding, stated. 

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