Goldie Ghamari - May 02, 2019


Question Period： Supporting First Responders in Ottawa

Topics
flood response efforts
Hosted by
Goldie Ghamari
Mentioned
Speaker Carleton Rhonda Bateman Muskoka Lakes Watson
Statement： 2019 Ontario Budget Statement： Tour of Nordion

Episode Stats


Length

4 minutes

Words per minute

124.35

Word count

566

Sentence count

39


Summary

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Learn English with the Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne. Premier Kathleen Wynne speaks to the House of Commons on the ongoing flood crisis in her riding of Carleton, Ontario. She also visits the Centre for Emergency Preparedness in Carleton and speaks to Mayor Jim Watson and the Mayor of Ottawa.

Transcript

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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.