The upcoming meeting of G8 development ministers is unlikely to top the scolding U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave the Conservative government for trying to keep abortions out of its maternal health project as far as headlines go.

That is probably just as well, because the main players will have enough to do trying to convince the rest of the world -- including the protesters expected to sound their disappointment on the streets of Halifax -- they are still serious about keeping promises made years ago.

Read the entire Toronto Star article here.