Quotes by Aileen Carroll

“The mother obviously began to cry when she was told. She had walked a number of kilometres, but the doctors said she had waited too long.”

“We are stepping up to facilitate the government of Afghanistans transition to a fully independent and democratically elected government that expresses the will of the people,”

“The goal of the agenda for action on global health is clear: to reduce the number of people, particularly children, dying unnecessarily from ill-health and disease,”

“Once again, the remarkable entries received show that Canadian youth are moved by the challenges faced by the developing world. By participating in this contest, Canadian youth have taken a first step in getting involved in the fight against poverty and inequality around the world.”

“The first thing to do .. was to make money available on the ground quickly and then to make a part of the money, as the prime minister did, be part of (a needs) assessment,”

“The CIDA funds that are generated in this manner will be made available to support relief, rehabilitation, and eventually reconstruction proposals that are submitted to us by Canadian non-governmental organizations,”

“World Vision and Care Canada are working through their local networks on the ground to meet the needs of these devastated communities,”

“Half of this will go to the South Asia earthquake matching fund; the remaining will go to the two appeals we have now received, one from the United Nations and one from the Red Cross movement,”

“We encourage, most sincerely, that Canadians donate generously in these last few hours,”

“Todays announcement will address immediate needs, including the housing situation as winter approaches,”