Commons to adopt motion urging Myanmar military to accept world aid

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Commons is set to adopt a resolution urging Myanmar's secretive military regime to accept international aid in the wake of last Saturday's destructive cyclone.

The government has already offered to send the military Disaster Assistance Response Team to the storm-ravaged country. The motion denounces the military junta's foot-dragging after the disaster and condemns its seizure of international relief shipments.

It urges the regime to open its borders to relief efforts.

A Toronto-based rapid-response team trying to get into the country has been stymied in efforts to get visas for its workers.

Canada has already pledged $2 million for relief efforts.