On behalf of America (boy, they picked a lousy representative :P), thanks :).
a little more . . .
A convoy of 20 trucks left Montreal for Texas Tuesday, carrying 20,000 cots and blankets destined for the American Red Cross hurricane relief effort.
The Red Cross expects them to be dispatched to some of its 485 emergency shelters set up to accept more than 140,000 hurricane evacuees.
The cots are the property of Quebec’s public security department. It bought 55,000 of them after the 1998 ice storm.
Sauvé said the province agreed to loan them for as long as they’re needed. And Ottawa stepped in to pay the shipping costs.
So far the Canadian Red Cross has collected $1.5 million to help in the relief effort. Sauvé said financial donations are still welcome.
also
Two Canadian Search and Rescue helicopters will stay in the Boston area until at least Friday.
The two Canadian choppers were sent to help the U.S. Coast Guard off Cape Cod because American officials sent most of their aircraft to the Gulf Coast area to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Canadian Forces Capt. Doug MacNair said Wednesday that U.S. officials will re-assess their needs before deciding whether the Canadian helicopters will be sent back to their bases at Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., and Bagotville, Que.
MacNair said the Canadian air crews have taken part in two search and rescue missions since they were sent to the states.
and
Canada’s four major TV broadcasters have announced they will all carry a ‘live’ one-hour concert to help raise funds for Hurricane Katrina victims.
The program: “Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast” will be a special commercial-free simulcast on CBC TV, CTV, Global Television, and CHUM’s A-Channel and Citytv stations on Friday Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. ET.
Funds raised will support Red Cross relief efforts in the U.S. Gulf Coast region.
Canadian viewers will be able to make donations during and after the telethon through the Canadian Red Cross via a toll-free number (to be announced during the telethon) or by visiting www.redcross.ca.
By Sept 3rd: The Canadian Red Cross estimates that so far Canadians have donated over $1 million to date to help survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
Let’s put that million through the good Canadien exchange rate…. translates to about 3 cases of water.
Funny, but uncalled for, Boot; Canada’s people are helping, and mocking their efforts is not only rude, but the height of stupidity.
Funny, but uncalled for, Boot; Canada’s people are helping, and mocking their efforts is not only rude, but the height of stupidity.
what i find funny is that we are doing all of this in spite of the current dispute over softwood lumber (where Canadians feel we are getting the prison-yard shaft by the US).
and more:
A Louisiana state senator has praised a Canadian search and rescue team. Senator Walter Boasso said a Vancouver-based team reached St. Bernard parish five days before the U.S. army got there.
“Fabulous, fabulous guys,” Boasso said. “They started rolling with us and got in boats to save people … We’ve got Canadian flags flying everywhere.”
The suburb of 68,000 people was initially ignored by U.S. authorities who were scrambling to get aid to New Orleans. Boasso said floodwater in his parish is still 2.4 metres deep in some places.
He said residents of the outlying parishes had to mount their own rescue and relief efforts when Hurricane Katrina struck last week.
The U.S. government response to the disaster has been widely criticized. Some politicians and editorial writers have called for the resignation of top Bush administration officials.
Boasso saved his praise for the Canadians and their quick work. “They were so glad to be here,” he said. “They’re still here. They are actually going door-to-door looking in the attics” for people to rescue.
Any help from Canada - or any other nation - is more then appreciated. They don’t OWE us any money to help with the hurricane, so anything they give is pure generosity and philanthropy. And yes, that means if the Sovereign Nation of Canada donated but $1 to the relief then those being relieved should be thankful. This is the exact point I was trying to make when America sent billions to help after the Tsunami and they, the locals, were thumbing their nose at us for it.
…This is the exact point I was trying to make when America sent billions to help after the Tsunami and they, the locals, were thumbing their nose at us for it.
This is not the point. The point is:
-that you send your troops and insist that they carry guns AND you don’t allow foreign helpers to enter the flooded areas.
-that your president overrules foreign laws (like in Australia) yet Australians embassy workers are denied any help or information about the 20-odd Ozzies missing.
That is the point.
I meant no offense to my fellow Canadians, just a little of topic humor. It’s great to get any help we can, and a shame to see the people taking advantage of the suffering without doing something to ease it. :oops:
I meant no offense to my fellow Canadians, just a little of topic humor. It’s great to get any help we can, and a shame to see the people taking advantage of the suffering without doing something to ease it. :oops:
I wasn’t offended, btw. It is a pretty old joke up here actually.
@F_alk:
…This is the exact point I was trying to make when America sent billions to help after the Tsunami and they, the locals, were thumbing their nose at us for it.
This is not the point. The point is:
-that you send your troops and insist that they carry guns AND you don’t allow foreign helpers to enter the flooded areas.
-that your president overrules foreign laws (like in Australia) yet Australians embassy workers are denied any help or information about the 20-odd Ozzies missing.That is the point.
You mean we used government assets and when those assets were being shot at we insisted they carry means of protecting themselves…sorry, didn’t know protecting yourself was wrong. Maybe we shoudl send the German military out without guns into a hostile area where violent criminals can shoot at them all day and not let them protect themselves.
Sheesh. You never learn do you? Why don’t you just elect another hitler and get it over with.
Sheesh. You never learn do you? Why don’t you just elect another hitler and get it over with.
The stuff that comes out of your mouth never ceases to amaze me…
Frankly, the same goes for you and Falk, Haxor, so why don’t all three of you (Falk, Haxor, and Jen) shove it, or take it somewhere else? That ain’t what this thread is about. Jesus, this is the Mod’s job, why am I doing it?
The Internet - it’s serious business I guess now :roll: Since I need to “shove it” now from a mod in training, can you inform me how and what to shove?
At the risk of sounding like a petulent little child, Hax started it. If he’d learn anything about history, current events or reality maybe he’d be a bit more intelligent….rather he decides to attack his critiques not on the merits of their arguements but with name calling and slander much in the same way Hitler attacked the Jews.
Sheesh. You never learn do you? Why don’t you just elect another hitler and get it over with.
The stuff that comes out of your mouth never ceases to amaze me…
Actually - i agree with you hb.
Jen - this is patently stupid. And rude. Perhaps worse. Smarten up.
At the risk of sounding like a petulent little child, Hax started it.
no, no he didn’t.
you did when you derailled the thread with more complaints about how American guns were unappreciated in Tsunami-ridden parts of the world.
If he’d learn anything about history, current events or reality maybe he’d be a bit more intelligent….rather he decides to attack his critiques not on the merits of their arguements but with name calling and slander much in the same way Hitler attacked the Jews.
Hax simply commented on a line that amazes most sentient beings like:
Why don’t you just elect another hitler and get it over with
to one of our German posters. The implications of that are significant.
Also no one on this thread had indulged in the kind of name-calling and slander that you describe quite the way you had with your comments.
Now this is not the thread for this kind of ridiculous comments. If you are going to be silly and petty - PM each other.
At the risk of sounding like a petulent little child, Hax started it. .
ROFL!!!
Finally! Something that doesn’t involve Stuka! SCORE!!!
rather he decides to attack his critiques not on the merits of their arguements but with name calling and slander much in the same way Hitler attacked the Jews.
If this isn’t a classic example of trolling/flaming, I don’t know what is :lol: Ri-f…ing-diculous.
:D
If this was wartime, the whole topic would have been deleted. Honestly, Nut is right, CC is simply trying to point out how Canada is helping, and you start some of your petty arguments!
BTW, thanks CC.
