The USA has given 1 BILLION dollars to quake victims.
Canada has given what? 15 or 40 million, is that enough, yes, becoz Canada is
a poor country.
>ubject: Re: USA the most generous nation in the world
>From: "Linda_N" this-is-not-my@email-address.com
>Date: 12/31/2004 3:28 PM Pacific Standard Time
>Message-id: <41lBd.1561$df.93676@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>
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>> And Canada has just increased its aid to 40 million. That's $1.25 per
>> Canadian resident, compared with the US's pitiful 11.9 cents per
>> resident.
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>> Can't blame Bush though. He probably doesn't even know where Sumatra is.
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>The USA should blame Bush since because of Bush they (Americans) are now in
>the hole nearing a trillion dollars because of the Iraq invasion. Bush has
>only offered 35 Million dollars for initial help with promise of more to
>follow in the upcoming months as they know more. This normally means that's
>it folks we don't have more to give.
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>The Canadian Government is given 40 Million (initial with promise of ongoing
>support afterwards) of taxpayers dollars, while the Provinces have each
>offered their own donations from Provincial Revenue Funds, for instance the
>British Columbia government is giving 8 Million dollars. On top of that the
>Canadian Red Cross is giving 12 Million (donations from private citizens and
>businesses continue to come in at the rate of a donation every 2 minutes
>across Canada). Then there are the other Canadian world relief funds that
>also have much dollars raised. There are also some Canadian East Indian
>groups collecting, plus some provinces are going to donate all tax dollars
>collected from Liquor Commissions and New Years Celebrations (the Liquor
>Commission funds alone should rebuild a few nations that way us Canadians
>enjoy our drinks hahaha).
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>In short Canada is putting the USA that has 10X the Canadian population to
>shame on the giving front.
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>Linda
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