The Canadian government made the commitment at a rally in Warsaw, Poland held by advocacy group Global Citizen. Mr. Trudeau attended virtually
. Physically in attendance were European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish President Andrzej Duda.
The Saturday event raised a total of $12.4-billion to support Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country. The federal government said in a news release that the money will help provide emergency health services, food, water and shelter in Ukraine, and in neighbouring countries to which refugees are flocking.
Ottawa announced a number of new supports on Saturday for Ukrainian refugees fleeing to Canada, including targeted charter flights from Ukraine to Canada, short-term income support and hotel accommodations for up to two weeks.
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