Military won't help with Quebec flood cleanup

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The Quebec government has released an exchange of letters with Ottawa, where Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the military would not help with the cleanup.

Toews suggested that the military's role includes placing sandbags to protect property, but not picking up sandbags to clean up.

Toews also explained that the military should not stay behind because, if it performed any cleanup work, it would be competing with the private sector.

He wrote that he and MacKay had agreed on the subject — and, as a result, he never even transferred Quebec's request to the defence minister.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/05/25/quebec-flooding-defence-minister-visits.html
May 25, 2011 6:59 PM ET


Must have rubbers on, but he is missing his dog!