The Globe and Mail: Aid donations 'picking up' after slow start: "As the Canadian government prepares to match individual offers of aid to earthquake victims in Pakistan, charity groups say donations are picking up, but lag behind the response seen after the 2004 Asian tsunamis.
On Tuesday, a day after Canada announced it would increase its aid contribution to the devastated region to $20-million, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Canada would match, dollar-for-dollar, all individual donations raised by Oct. 25.
While satisfied with the news, some non-governmental organizations report that their own fundraising efforts have been slower compared with the overwhelming response seen in 2004 after the deadly tsunamis killed thousands in South Asia"
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