First, let me say God Bless Haiti and the people there. I have been listening to radio reports on the Haiti devastation and the response by certain Countries and Agencies to the Earthquake.

I have to say that at this moment it makes me very proud to be a Canadian. The response from our Government was the fastest I ever seen to coordinate and deploy the Military as well as other Government Resources. Our Government has also pledged over 130 million dollars in monetary aid which makes Canada one of the top Countries for per capita relief today. A big thumbs up to our Prime Minister and other Aid Agencies that responded to this need so quickly. It is no secret that Canadians are great ‘Givers” when it comes to helping others in their time of need.

I heard that Canadian columnist, Heather Mallick , wrote a blog post in January stating She was ‘embarrassed’ to be Canadian. She stated many reasons, among them that the Oil Sands are a environmental disaster and that we live in a ‘corrupt petro-state’. What? Is Heather not looking around at the poverty and corrupt Governments outside of Canada and not thanking God she lives in Canada? Would she rather live in Haiti where there is adverse poverty and corruption beyond what we could imagine? Heather needs to keep her Liberal views to herself and should be embarrassed she even made those comments. Shame on you Heather.

This is a great Country to live in and we should take a few seconds and be thankful we are in the home of brave and the land of the free.

Kind Regards,

Larry J Clark