Statement made on 30 March 2010 by Senator Rose-Marie Losier-Cool
Hon. Rose-Marie Losier-Cool:
Honourable senators, we learned yesterday that Canada will pay $100 million for the right to sit on the Interim Haitian Recovery Commission that is due to be announced this week in New York.
As Senator Fortin-Duplessis said during an inquiry, Canadians have been very generous to Haiti since the earthquake struck in January. They have already made $113 million in private donations.
My question for the Leader of the Government in the Senate is this: is the $100 million Canada will pay to sit on the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission part of the federal government's promised $113 million matching contribution, or is this $100 million in addition to the $113 million?
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