Canadian aid workers heading to Turkey as Ottawa mulls whether to send relief team
Canadian humanitarian aid workers were en route to Turkey on Wednesday in the wake of a devastating earthquake, while the federal government continued to mull whether to send a disaster relief team.
Search teams from more than two dozen countries – including the United States, Britain, China, Russia, Israel, Germany and India – have joined tens of thousands of local emergency personnel in Syria and Turkey. They include structural engineers, soldiers, paramedics and handlers with trained search dogs to help locate and rescue survivors.
In addition to the $10 million initial aid announced Tuesday, Ottawa will also match funds donated to Canadian Red Cross relief efforts up to $10-million, Trudeau said. “We want the Canadian government to step up and help as fast as they can, because Canada has an expertise and experience in operations and we need those people … on the field to help search.”
“Canada’s response is woefully inadequate and it’s just a sign of bad governance. We have very poor government when it comes to foreign policy, and they have a horrific track record when it comes to disaster response,” he said. “If you put all your eggs in one basket, it’s really hard to get a quick response and in a nation and crisis like the one in Turkey, you can’t just have on team doing this.”
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