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Canadian Forces DART (Typhoon Haiyan - Philippines)

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today made the following announcement on the next steps Canada is taking to support the people of the Philippines as they respond to the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan:

 

“Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper directed the deployment of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to the region. We are working to ensure that our assets and personnel are nearby and ready to assist on a moment’s notice.

 

“In the next few hours, a C-17 aircraft will deploy from Trenton, Ontario, as part of an advance component of DART.

 

“As Prime Minister Harper said today in his discussion with Benigno Aquino, the President of the Philippines, Canada stands ready to support the Philippines in responding to this disaster. This is a message I will relay to my counterpart later this evening when we speak."

 

 

Photo: Warrant Officer Carole Morissette Canadian Forces Combat Camera

 

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Uploaded on November 4, 2014
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