Madam Deputy Speaker, I hereby move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes with sadness the destructive effects of Hurricane Sandy on the populations of the United States, the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Canada;
2) further notes that Hurricane Sandy, assumed to be one of the largest storms to hit the eastern United States, has caused widespread damage estimated at billions of dollars, displacing and impacting on millions of individuals, both in the affected areas and abroad;
3) acknowledges the efforts by the relevant governments, emergency services and persons in either individual or collective capacity to alleviate the effects of Hurricane Sandy within their respective countries; and
4) extends its heartfelt condolences to the embassies of those countries for the loss of life and destruction of property caused by the storm.
Agreed to.