It is simply a matter of math. Canadian govt matches your donation 1:1, so your $1 becomes $2. 作者: lloydli 时间: 2008-5-16 18:42 标题: ZT
the following is forworded stuff. the red part seems little bit tricky.
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Canada to provide financial aid to China
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-16 16:49:40 Print
Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China
OTTAWA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Canada will provide financial aid to
China in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit southwest
China's Sichuan Province on Monday, Minister of International
Cooperation Bev Oda said Thursday.
The federal government will match private donations made to aid
groups working on disaster relief in China, she said.
"We're constantly talking with the organizations on the ground and
we're going to be responding as they assess their needs and get their
requests into us," Oda told reporters in Ottawa.
Meanwhile, local governments and the public also offered financial
help to China. The Ontario provincial government announced Thursday it
would provide 1 million Canadian dollars (about 1 million U.S.
dollars) to China. Premier Dalton Mcguinty expressed condolences for
the victims and solicitude for survivors Monday, immediately after the
earthquake happened.
"We know that every citizen of our world is a neighbor. So we
stand with our Chinese neighbors in their time of need," he said.
Canadian public have been active in donating to support the
earthquake relief work. More than 500,000 Canadian dollars (500,000
U.S. dollars) has been collected up to Thursday, according to the
Canadian Red Cross. 作者: linafeng 时间: 2008-5-16 19:38
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Tel:（250）405-5339 lina.feng@bmo.com作者: lloydli 时间: 2008-5-16 20:37
" More than 500,000 Canadian dollars (500,000
U.S. dollars) has been collected up to Thursday, according to the
Canadian Red Cross."
50万，这钱放在我家是大数，放在赈灾上。。。
我觉得作为中国人应该捐的，这是一份情结，至于捐多少和捐给哪个机构已经不重要了。
我上了加拿大红十字会网战，查了一下，它的确是说，在非常少见的情况下，会出现捐赠多于需要的事情。如果这种事情发生，他们会将善款使用在其他救灾项目上（In the unlikely event that funds collected for a particular appeal exceed the needs of the affected population, the Red Cross commits that the balance of any capital funds standing to the credit of that appeal will either be held or used to support responses to disaster in Canada or in any other part of the world, as may be required in its discretion, and for no other purpose.）。可是，这次四川地震，直接损失就超过了5000亿人民币，更不用说将来的伤员救治和灾后重建。我相信国际红十会在救灾标准方面不会有太大的偏差。再说，即使有一部分不能用上，只要不超过50%就行。我们必须争取加拿大政府的100%跟进捐款。至于海啸捐款的使用，我认为证据不足，因为红十字会捐款分为短期、中期和长期（The Red Cross determines the needs of the affected population and the type of assistance that is required, based on guidelines and assessments of the immediate, short and long-term assistance required.），有谁可以肯定海啸善款发放已经中止了呢？如果国际红十字会可以分期发放捐款并有效监督善款使用，其实比一次性发放更好。 作者: vcac 时间: 2008-5-18 15:01
