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Canada is greatly blessed as a country, and this is a strength that this nation could be using more to help those in the world not as fortunate or blessed as we are.

To be sure, Canadians are very generous most of the time, and we deploy our resources from time to time when there are major disasters or situations in various places in the world.

Consider some of the current scenarios ongoing right now: there are the health care concerns around the coronavirus, at first centred in China and now spreading to many countries around the world; we have 鈥淏rexit鈥�, where Britain officially exited the European Union as of midnight on Friday night; wild fires are continuing to burn in various areas of Australia; and our southern neighbour is in the midst of many issues, not the least of which is whether to remove their president from the White House or not.

Obviously some of these are scenarios we have little to do with, but some are of concern to us.

The fires in Australia, for example, is one situation where we have been sending fire fighters and planes and other resources to help our Commonwealth partner in her hour of dire need.

In addition, there are Canadians helping out Aussies who are dealing with the impact on the wildlife, and with those left homeless as a result of the fires.

This disaster has been eclipsed by the coronavirus scare, which has China taking unprecedented measures to try to contain. They have locked down a large area with a number of cities with a collective population of over 50 million people, while many countries are trying to get their nationals out and back to home soil.

The number of deaths has been climbing in China, and health care professionals are working to figure out a way to deal with those infected, and to treat the sick. There have been a few cases appearing here in Canada, but those people have been isolated and are being treated.

Canadians should continue to do what they have been doing, in giving in whatever they can with their resources and time to help out where assistance is needed.

If there are charities that you support that are working to help people in Australia, consider giving something extra to assist their work. Not many of us will have the chance to go 鈥渄own under鈥� to help out in person, but if you do have that opportunity, you should take it. Some people support charity work in other less-known areas, such as the polio-eradication program by Rotary International, or an aid program to an area under drought 鈥� if that is your focus, then continue to support it, and make a difference where you can.