Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 71)

« The Honourable MarieClaude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced that Canada will be increasing its humanitarian assistance funding to help support people affected by Tropical Cyclone Winston in Fiji. The allocation of $750,000 to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) brings Canada’s total humanitarian funding in response to this crisis to $1 million. » (Press release, March 9, 2016)

« Following the earthquake in Ecuador, Canada responded immediately to the needs of affected people by providing a $2 million funding commitment. The funding will support immediate efforts to help humanitarian partners on the ground provide shelter, clean water, health, sanitation and other basic services:

International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – $500,000 […] Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund (CHAF) – $560,000 […] CARE Canada ($300,000) – […] Plan Canada ($260,000) – […] Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – $200,000 […] Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) – $100,000 […] International Organization for Migration (IOM) – $320,000 […] UNICEF – $320,000 […] » (Press release, April 27, 2016)

“The Canadian military has deployed helicopters and transport planes in response to the raging wildfire that has incinerated parts of Fort McMurray, Alta. — with more support to come as needed.” (National Post, May 5, 2016)

“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa will match individual donations to the Red Cross up to May 31, without a cap.” (CTV News, May 9, 2016)

« The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is sending approximately 200 personnel tomorrow to support the ongoing emergency response to the ice storm in New Brunswick.The Province of New Brunswick has requested Government of Canada assistance in the form of CAF personnel and assets to conduct a variety of tasks, including delivering emergency supplies, assisting in re-establishing existing road networks, and supporting door-to-door residential wellbeing checks in the Northeast of the province. » (Press release, January 29, 2017)

« Undertake risk assessments on federal transportation infrastructure assets. Budget 2017 proposes to provide $16.4 million over five years, starting in 2017–18, to Transport Canada to ensure that Canada’s federally managed roads, bridges, rail systems and ports are able to withstand the effects of natural disasters, climate change and extreme weather events. » (Building a strong middle class, March 22, 2017)