Mr. Speaker, we offer our condolences to all of those who have been affected. They are in our thoughts and prayers.
Right from the beginning, we committed $5 million in terms of immediate assistance. After that, we announced we would match all funds donated by Canadians to charities. We announced, also, that we have deployed DART on site.
I want to tell the House also that the Prime Minister has announced that we will commit an additional $15 million toward emergency relief activities. That should bring further comfort to the victims of this catastrophe.
This brings Canada's commitment to nearly $40 million so far.