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In the first two weeks following the tsunamis that devastated the coasts of South Asia,
people pledged nearly $4 billion (U.S.) globally, with private Canadians contributing at least $70 million
(CDN). The Canadian government has promised to match these funds. Share your reaction to
this unprecedented outpouring of donations.
Why do you think this disaster moved so many people to give money? Do you think private citizens are
doing enough? How else could people contribute? Do you think the Canadian government is doing enough to
help? What more might the government do?
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himamaster
Submitted:
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
AwsTL8 himamaster hi |
Garry Rogers
Submitted:
Thursday, May 01, 2008 |
Your information on the 1700 Cascadia tsunami says "A tsunami was caused by an earthquake on the
Cascadia subduction zone, off the coast BC. It never made landfall."
This is incorrect. The 1700 tsunami destroyed native villages from California to northern Vancouver Island, left tsunami deposits on land over that same range, that can be recovered today, and caused havoc on the east coast of Japan. The effect of the 1700 tsunami to the villages on the west coast of North America would have been very similar to what happened to villages in Summatra in 2004.
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Doru Hendrikje
Submitted:
Sunday, July 22, 2007 |
Show me round your snow peaked mountains way down sout. Doru Hendrikje. |
Destiny Welson
Submitted:
Tuesday, April 03, 2007 |
I think it moved people into giving money beacause i tprobably happenn to them and they don't want to see it happen to anybody else. I think theya are doing what they can and you shouln't force them to do anything they don't want to do. They can try to go out and rebuild homes, take some of the childern in that lost their parents, and they should do like feed the childern do, sponser a child or adopt. I also
think the candian goverment is doing enough to help, because you can't force them either. They
might try to put up a school for the young people that were in a disater. They also could
give so much money,food,and shelter. Well that is all I think and thank you for listening. |
Stephi Austin
Submitted:
Monday, October 09, 2006 |
Governments all over the world make attempts to
rule over natural disasters. These events can
not be prevented, nor does modern technology
have any signal as to when a tsunami will
strike. I believe that the governments are
making the best of what is a horrific situation.
With donations from other people all over the
world, it can make their job easier as they are
already fighting other causes even before
something as tradgic happens and they strive to
make peoples lives as easy as possible. As i
live in the U.k. i have no experience with such
disasters myself. But as the warnings are given
out as early as possible, and there are
instructions to explain what to do in such a
situation, repairing the damage after wards is
all that they can accomplish. as long as these
things are regarded as high importance by our
goverments, of which i beleive they are, there
is nothing more that we can do. |
emma woodward (12 years old)
Submitted:
Saturday, May 13, 2006 |
I think so many people gave money because they
really cared about the people who had to suffer
because of a natural disaster that they had no
control of. Private citizens are doing all they
possibly can to regain their loss, and I
personally think they are coping well under the
circumstances. Canadian Government are not doing
enough. I live in Australia and have not once
heard on the news that canadian government have
given anything at all. Government should be
giving everthing they have to help the poor
people in need. It is devastating that the
residents of the country should have to live
with that sort of loss, let alone not having any
belongings, shelter, food and water and even
certain family members. |
Daniella
Submitted:
Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
Wow. That's really all I can say. The tsunami
hit our world hard. Anything that anybody can
donate is really appreciated to help victims and
their families. My name is Daniella Donati also,
how wierd. |
Bill
Submitted:
Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
the people in Asia are suffering. i think that
this website should help them out because they
are suffering more than we do. and also because
we buy manufactured goods from them. |
Kim Bullock
Submitted:
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 |
I am very proud of how Canadian citizens stood up
to the task at hand. I also thought the
government was slow in the beginning, but once
they finished spending 100's of thousands trying
to figure out what they should do to help, they
did well enough. I believed there could have
been more military help and still should be. The
rebuilding is such a job and the people of South
Asia still need as much help as possible. |
alain gaudet
Submitted:
Saturday, February 26, 2005 |
first, the amplitude of the disaster, second,
the area of the disaster and last the time of
the year, christmass and new-years |
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