The dates have been discussed with Ms Ching's family in Canada to help in their arrangements to travel to Australia.

In our book, we help spread the message of family time in the kitchen, the heart of the home.

There is something Canada can do because the ships would have to travel through internal Canadian waters and if the government of Canada says 'no' to the transport of those tankers through those waters, the project would not go ahead,

I had one girl come up to me and say 'you came all the way from Canada to help?' She then started to cry. They are very upset about their situation here.

The aid pouring from all across Canada has been truly overwhelming, ... Many countries are offering help, nobody more so than Canada ... You're at the top of the list and for that we will always be very grateful.

What we have today is the departure of the first group ... which is going to travel to Canada.