For a short time only, the Government of Canada will match charitable donations given to certain registered charities for the victims of the recent floods in Pakistan. Of course, you have to be Canadian to donate. I would suggest the Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders.
Pakistan is the world's sixth most populous country, with roughly 175 million people living in a nation about twice the size of California. The floods have affected almost one quarter of that area. A population nearly equal to that of Canada itself has been displaced by rising waters.
The area is poor and has become the frequent battleground of warriors and terrorists. Western cultures have difficulty with the act sending aid to this region due to its history. Will sending aid money to Pakistan help the terrorists? Given the level of destruction on the region, will not sending aid help terrorism? I don't know the answer.
Literate insurgents as well as counter-intelligence agencies actively scour the Internet, looking for signs of weakness from both pro- and anti-Taliban supporters. Indications seem strong that the Taliban may try to re-establish themselves in northern Pakistan, taking advantage of the chaos of the flooding.
It's not the interest of JSVB to take sides in this conflict. The people I know just want to help.
Geographic and political citations in today's post come from the CIA World Factbook. I consider it a trustworthy online public domain resource.
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