CF helping Haiti

They really need it--effects there of hurricanes woefully under-covered in North American media:

...Mr. MacKay [MND] said Canada will send the HMCS St. John's to Haiti in order to help the country recover from extensive hurricane damage.

“The situation in Haiti I believe is much worse than originally reported,” he said, adding that the HMCS St. John's, which happened to be in the area.

“It's steaming in the direction of Haiti. We should be there very soon,” he said.

Mr. MacKay said Canada is looking at further options of helping out. “We're contemplating the use of the DART," he said, in reference the special disaster assistance unit.

Canadian military engineers working on a reconstruction project in Jamaica are also being redeployed to Haiti, he said.

At least six key bridges have been destroyed, he said, meaning Canadian engineers may be able to help Haiti with its reconstruction plans.