Trudeau faces mounting pressure to meet UN Global Fund request

OTTAWA — AIDS activists are pressuring the Trudeau government to renew its support for fighting infectious diseases abroad after an embarrassing Montreal conference that left the sector worried Canada will fall short.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a pledging conference for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in New York City.
Canada is one of the fund’s largest supporters and has pledged $4 billion since 2002.
Countries replenish the fund