Canada supports quake relief

Canada boosts funding for quake relief efforts

Ottawa is increasing its funding for relief efforts in quake-ravaged South Asia by $20 million, bringing the federal government's commitment to $57 million, International Co-operation Minister Aileen Carroll said Wednesday.

"Half of this will go to the South Asia Earthquake Matching Fund; the remaining $10 million will go to the two appeals that we have now received -- one from the United Nations and one from the Red Cross movement," said Carroll, with Foreign Affairs Pierre Pettigrew by her side.

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