Canada getting no 'tangible benefit' from membership in Asian infrastructure bank: former executive

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A Canadian former executive at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is criticizing Canada’s membership in the institution, saying it’s inconsistent with Canadian values.

“I didn’t find a single, tangible benefit to communicate back home here to Canada of what this bank does that is consistent with our values in a way that would benefit Canadians,” Bob Pickard, who resigned from the AIIB last week, told Power & Politics host David Cochrane in an interview Monday.

“All we’re doing, with our membership in this bank, is we’re making China look good as a country able to do multilateralism. We are effectively supporting the Chinese image campaign to

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