Via CTV Winnipeg: Canada pledges $1M for Haiti at Francophonie summit. Excerpt:
As the Francophonie summit got underway Saturday in Switzerland, Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged $1 million in special funding to help combat a deadly cholera outbreak in one of the organization's member nations.
As of early Saturday morning, 194 people were confirmed dead in Haiti, as the country grapples with its worst health crisis since last January's earthquake.
"All together, if we stand shoulder to shoulder, we can help our Haitian friends find hope again, rebuild their villages, rebuild their lives," Harper said during the summit's opening session.
"And, I believe, I speak for our entire organization when I tell the head of the Haitian delegation to keep up their spirits. Your friends in the Francophonie won't let you down."
Much as I dislike our prime minister, this is at least good politics and a step in the right direction.
