Hon. Art Eggleton (Minister of National Defence, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, as soon as we heard the tragic news, we were in immediate contact with the United States with respect to what we could provide from the Canadian forces, who in fact pre-positioned some of our disaster assistance response teams, some 200 strong, from Petawawa into Trenton.
L'hon. Art Eggleton (ministre de la Défense nationale, Lib.): Monsieur le Président, dès que nous avons appris les tragiques nouvelles, nous avons immédiatement communiqué avec les États-Unis pour savoir comment les Forces canadiennes pourraient aider.