... and we all know that all Fortune 500 companies are completely devoid of character. I guess that is why we shouldn't use fonts with any character.

Sorry, but I don't get the anti-Comic-Sans thing.

Exactly. A democratically elected government has a responsibility to its constituents.

The media is the most efficient (if biased) conduit for us to stay informed.

Quoting text-bytes does not constitute learning. If you want to be educated, you must "understand" what you read.

I don't see anyone here saying we should hand over a briefcase full of cash to the Haitian government.

Many, if not most, of the NGOs are pretty transparent these days... at least the ones actually "operating" visibly. The CIDA deal has a few criteria to help protect against the others.

However, we still want to know what is happening. Our intrepid M. Petrou has been stonewalled.

I have made some other comments here in support of the spirit of this article. However, you (Steve M) make a good point. There is a significant amount of money behind the recovery effort at the moment.

Over time, the donations will wane as Haiti garners less and less media coverage. So, a carefully planned delay may, in the end, prove beneficial.

That being said, we need to keep an eye on the actual disbursement of this money, to ensure that it is used wisely (not for too many mansions, please), and to ensure that our country (via CIDA) honours the promise made.

So clearing rubble isn't work?

Even more embarrassing since we could see it coming.
The precedent is embarrassing.