Debbie wrote:
>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
> | On Tue 30 Aug 2005 02:34:51p, rosie wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> |
> | > It all makes me very sad. We help everyone. Where something bad happens
> | > to us, where are those we helped ? Where is the rest of the world?? We
> | > get lectures, not help..
> | > Rosie
> |
> | I was thinking that myself, but then I began to wonder if they think we're
> so
> | big and powerful that we don't actually need outside help. (The German
> | article notwithstanding.)
>
> Canadians send utility crews all the time to help when hurricanes and other
> such disasters hit. We also send fire fighters to help fight your forest
> fires. And fire fighters from our area also went to help out after 9/11.
> That is from my area.. a smaller populated area. I know that many more were
> sent from other areas as well. Sure we don't send the amount of dollars or
> perhaps even the numbers that the US sends areas.. but with 10% of your
> population it would be impossible.
>
> Debbie

And Canadian donations etc. are not widely publicized by the
media....