CP: Charities, not feds, should foot bill for long-term rebuilding in Haiti: poll

tuvor

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Wed Feb-17-10 09:32 PM
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CP: Charities, not feds, should foot bill for long-term rebuilding in Haiti: poll

OTTAWA - Canadians are leery about the federal government shouldering the cost of long-term rebuilding in Haiti, a new poll suggests.

This comes after Prime Minister Stephen Harper has spoken of a 10-year Canadian commitment to Haitian reconstruction, no matter how tightly budgets are squeezed at home.

The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey suggests that while there is some support for short-term rebuilding, some of that melts away in the face of a five-to 10-year commitment.

Asked who should pay to rebuild Haiti, 44 per cent of respondents said charities should foot the bill over the short term, with 40 per cent opting for government funding.

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http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/charities-not-feds-should-foot-bill-for-long-term-rebuilding-in-haiti-poll-84619752.html

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Wed Feb-17-10 09:36 PM
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1. Not surprising, no one wants any 10 year committment.

Charities won't be able to do it either....but the voters won't stand for helping Haiti when we have massive problems at home.

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Wed Feb-17-10 10:35 PM
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2. 40 to 44 is a statistical tie

So the willingness to pay for aid to Haiti via taxes is about the same as the unwillingness. Framing it as a ten year committment is bound to scare some people off.

Charities can only do so much. A serious effort at nation building, should that be desired, would require significant government involvement. Charities are partially paid for via tax deductions anyway.

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