If that is indeed the figure, then my hat is off to the Canadian people. I
must say, the response from other countries has been much more than I would
have imagined. May this be the start of a renaissance in the way we
Americans view ourselves and our place in the world.


"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
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Never mind the Canadian government... I'm curious about the donation
response from individual Canadians...

It's very difficult to put an exact dollar amount given by "individual"
Canadians. The published figures, as of noon today, are over 100
million
dollars. The way the figures add up is the amount that the private aid
agencies, the church groups and the corporate amounts added to that of
individuals that contribute especially for the Katrina Aid groups are
totaled and the approx. figures are released by the government. The
figures have to be verified by the Canadian Government for tax purposes,
and
export permits before shipments and bank transfers can be made. There
are
certain relief supplies that have to have figures attached for release to
the US government as they are against US laws to ship them to the USA. (
certain drugs & medical supplies )

Jim