Here is what Prime Minister Stephen Harper, speaking to his caucus on Parliament Hill Friday morning, had to say about Haiti:
“Canadians have been profoundly moved by the suffering of their fellow human beings in Haiti and Canadians have asked us to do everything in our power to help.
To that end, we have quickly mobilized an unprecedented relief effort led by the men and women of the Canadian Forces, coordinated by our diplomats and involving a small army of emergency aid workers. . . .
Their challenge in the coming days and weeks, as part of the multinational relief effort, amounts to nothing less than the rescue of a shattered society and the even larger task in the months and years that will follow is to rebuild Haiti, to transform its unimaginable grief into a sustained hope for the future. I want to commend all Canadians … for your overwhelming response to this disaster. We will continue to do our utmost to aid our Haitian neighbours and to help them find their way to hope. “
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