Goldie Ghamari - Question Period： Supporting First Responders in Ottawa

00:00:00.000 Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier of Ontario. For over a week now,

00:00:09.120 we have been experiencing floods in many parts of the province, including my city

00:00:13.240 of Ottawa. Our hard-working first responders have been hard at work to

00:00:17.460 prevent damage to communities and homes in coordination with our emergency

00:00:20.940 management partners, and our government understands the impact and severity of

00:00:25.320 the flooding, and we take the safety of our communities seriously. I know that

00:00:29.460 people in my riding of Carleton were reassured to see the Premier visit several of the municipalities

00:00:34.500 currently under a state of emergency in order to see the conditions firsthand and to assist

00:00:39.360 our hard-working first responders with relief efforts.

00:00:42.560 Through you, Mr. Speaker.

00:00:44.000 Can the Premier please update the House on what measures the province is taking to respond

00:00:48.020 to this ongoing situation?

00:00:49.520 Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the great MPP from Carleton, the absolute

00:00:59.320 champion i i was up in carlton mr speaker you want to talk about a popular mpp when i was up there

00:01:06.520 i went and visited a senior a senior's home and they love the mpp from carlton incredible job

00:01:17.400 but do you know do you know we love as as well mr speaker we love the first responders

00:01:24.440 and the military folks look look at those champions up there absolute champions i absolutely love you

00:01:38.600 mr speaker when i was in ottawa it was like the cavalry coming over the mountain when we saw the

00:01:44.040 military they came in they were sandbagging helping people because people in ottawa were

00:01:50.040 exhausted. I just got off the phone with Mayor Watson, making sure and reassuring him that he

00:01:55.880 has the province's support on anything he needs.

00:01:58.760 Thank you to the Premier for that response, Mr. Speaker. And thank you for your kind words and

00:02:10.440 for visiting the CARE Centre. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, while our government is hard

00:02:15.400 at work responding to floods, the opposition continues to fear-monger about the ability

00:02:20.660 of Ontario's conservation authorities to respond to flood events.

00:02:24.240 I'd like to read them a quote from Rhonda Bateman, the General Manager of the Sault

00:02:28.260 St. Marie Regional Conservation Authority.

00:02:31.040 We are not going to cut the maintenance and flood control program.

00:02:34.800 That can't be done.

00:02:36.520 Perhaps a member from Thunder Bay at Ticocan was not aware that managing water-related

00:02:40.920 hazards are part of the programs and services Conservation Authorities are mandated to provide.

00:02:46.680 Can the Premier please clarify our government's proposal to make Conservation Authorities more

00:02:51.400 efficient and effective? Thank you.

00:03:10.920 For you, Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, I talked to the Mayor of Ottawa.

00:03:15.720 He appreciates the help from the Solicitor General, the Minister of Municipal Affairs,

00:03:21.780 the Minister of Natural Resources.

00:03:23.800 It's all hands on deck, no matter if it's Ottawa.

00:03:26.840 Speaking to the Mayor of Huntsville, which I'm going to be heading up to Huntsville and Bracebridge,

00:03:31.480 and spoke to the Mayor of Muskoka Lakes, they're so grateful for our support.

00:03:37.200 We're sparing no expense.

00:03:38.420 As a matter of fact, Mr. Speaker, we're putting $5 million additional to protect the watershed

00:03:44.380 up in Muskoka.

00:03:45.380 Again, I'm traveling up there tomorrow, Mr. Speaker, to see firsthand how we're progressing.

00:03:51.660 Once again, the first responders and the great military is up in Muskoka working their backs

00:03:58.120 off.

00:03:59.120 We want to thank them.

00:04:00.120 Thank you.

00:04:01.120 Thank you.

00:04:02.120 Thank you.

00:04:03.120 Thank you.

Goldie Ghamari - May 02, 2019

Question Period： Supporting First Responders in Ottawa

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