Goldie Ghamari - Statement： Congratulating Ottawa Police Chief Sloly & Recognizing Ottawa's First Responders

00:00:00.000 for an answer from the Minister.

00:00:01.000 Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:00:02.000 Member Statements, the member for Carleton.

00:00:06.000 Merci, Monsieur le Président.

00:00:08.000 Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:00:10.200 To congratulate Chief Peter Slowly, who was sworn in as Chief of the Ottawa Police Service

00:00:14.980 on October 28, 2019.

00:00:17.460 I was pleased to see that the Ottawa Police's draft budget for 2020 prioritizes a return

00:00:22.380 to community policing as well as a commitment to member wellness.

00:00:26.720 Supporting Ottawa's police officers was also discussed at length by everyone attending

00:00:30.600 this year's Ottawa Police Service Gala.

00:00:33.160 I'd like to thank Deputy Chief Uday Jaswal for inviting me to join him at his table this

00:00:37.280 year.

00:00:38.280 I'd like to take this opportunity to also thank all police officers and professionals

00:00:45.000 in Law & Order that are working very hard and doing great work in our communities.

00:00:49.480 They're working every day to ensure the safety and the prosperity of our great province.

00:00:55.360 working with our chief of police our deputy chiefs the ottawa police association and the rest of the

00:01:00.960 hard-working men and women of the ottawa police service and in fact all first responders across

00:01:06.720 ottawa including fire chief kim ayat paramedic chief miles cassidy ottawa professional firefighters

00:01:13.360 association president john sobey and the professional paramedic association of ottawa

00:01:18.560 to promote not only the safety of our communities but also the health and well-being of our first

00:01:23.760 I am very grateful for everything that police officers do, and I am looking forward to working with them.

Goldie Ghamari - November 20, 2019