Canada Sending Help!

Lexusfreak · September 3, 2005

To our neighbours, allies & Friends in the United States & specifically in the Gulf Coast States, the Canadian government & Military has said in a nutshell.........whatever you want, need or demand from Canada, you got it! We have troops & supplies pretty much ready to go when the call comes.........personally I say the HELL with waiting for the 'call' GET DOWN THERE NOW!!!!!! :cries:

From the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp):

Canadian warships to sail to Louisiana

Last Updated Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:20:41 EDT

CBC News

Three Canadian warships, a coast guard vessel and three Sea King helicopters will be sent to Louisiana on Tuesday with relief supplies for the U.S. Gulf Coast.

National Defense Minister Bill Graham talks with Russian Defense Ministar Sergei Ivanov in Moscow. (AP Photo)

Defence Minister Bill Graham made the announcement from Moscow, Russia.

The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir William Alexander will sail along with the Canadian Navy vessels, HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Ville De Quebec and HMCS Toronto (HMCS stands for Her Majestys Canadian Service).

Naval crews were busy loading gear on to the ships in Halifax Friday as 1,000 personnel prepared to head to waters off New Orleans.

Commodore Dean McFadden, who will command the deployment, said they were consulting with their American counterparts to determine what they will do during the expected month-long mission. He suggested duties would involve reconstruction, health care and humanitarian aid.

"We will have the capacity to move people. We'll have the capacity to bring medical supplies and fuel capabilities," McFadden said as he stood on the dock next to destroyer HMCS Athabaskan, the command and control ship for the mission. "The specific jobs we're going to do, I'll wait until the Americans tell us what help they need."

The vessels will work with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard and carry Canadian Forces personnel, some of them military engineers who might be able to help restore power and generate electricity.

About 40 navy divers from both coasts were also expected to deploy with the mission, which got clearance after American officials accepted a Canadian offer of help.

Rear Admiral Dan McNeil of the Joint Task Force Atlantic said organizers of the mission, dubbed Operation Union, were compiling a list of what's needed as U.S. officials continued to assess their requirements.

The ships are expected to arrive in the Gulf of Mexico three to four days after they leave Halifax.

No doubt MUCH more help will be coming from Canada VERY soon in addition to the above mentioned

The State Department said offers of help had been received from:

Australia, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

indiasfinest · September 4, 2005

WOOHOO!! INDIA IS IN THERE!!! lol...but that is awsome that all these countries are going to help...this problem will be much easier to solve

Lexusfreak · September 4, 2005

The State Department said offers of help had been received from:
Australia, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Columbia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

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Should be intresting with how the U.S. deals with Cuba & Venezuela offering help :whistles: :blink: Personally. I think they should accept all the help they can get.

:cheers:

Lexusfreak · September 4, 2005

We can also add the good folks of Qatar to the list of countries above. They have pledged $100 MILLION dollars :)

:cheers:

indiasfinest · September 4, 2005

were probably gonna have somewhere from 15-20 billion dollars since bush already asked for a 10 billion dolllar loan or something like that

Lexusfreak · September 4, 2005

The damage will be in the Hundreds of billions of dollars......the 10.5 Billion that President Bush asked for was merly a downpayment (just a drop in the bucket). :(

indiasfinest · September 4, 2005

ofcourse but the major things can get done but the small small things will take for ever

civi · September 5, 2005

It's nice to see (although I wish it wouldn't have happened in the first place) disaster relief come to us. Seems like we are always helping other countries in their time of need. It's just nice and pleasing to the heart to see it returned in our time of need.

Anyone from those countries reading this topic, THANK YOU ! :cheers:

Lexusfreak · September 5, 2005

It's nice to see (although I wish it wouldn't have happened in the first place) disaster relief come to us. Seems like we are always helping other countries in their time of need. It's just nice and pleasing to the heart to see it returned in our time of need.
Anyone from those countries reading this topic, THANK YOU !

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Well said civi! Dozens of countries (friend & foe) have offered help to the U.S. & it's nice to see other nations come to aid of another (no matter how powerful or not) in their time of need. B)

civi · September 5, 2005

It's nice to see (although I wish it wouldn't have happened in the first place) disaster relief come to us. Seems like we are always helping other countries in their time of need. It's just nice and pleasing to the heart to see it returned in our time of need.
Anyone from those countries reading this topic, THANK YOU !

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Well said civi! Dozens of countries (friend & foe) have offered help to the U.S. & it's nice to see other nations come to aid of another (no matter how powerful or not) in their time of need. B)

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