Statement： Congratulating Ottawa Police Chief Sloly & Recognizing Ottawa's First Responders
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Summary
In this episode, the Minister of Public Safety and General Services Minister announces the draft budget for the Ottawa Police Service for 2020, and speaks at a gala hosted by the Professional Fire and Paramedic Association of Ottawa.
Transcript
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To congratulate Chief Peter Slowly, who was sworn in as Chief of the Ottawa Police Service
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I was pleased to see that the Ottawa Police's draft budget for 2020 prioritizes a return
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to community policing as well as a commitment to member wellness.
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Supporting Ottawa's police officers was also discussed at length by everyone attending
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I'd like to thank Deputy Chief Uday Jaswal for inviting me to join him at his table this
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I'd like to take this opportunity to also thank all police officers and professionals
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in Law & Order that are working very hard and doing great work in our communities.
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They're working every day to ensure the safety and the prosperity of our great province.
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working with our chief of police our deputy chiefs the ottawa police association and the rest of the
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hard-working men and women of the ottawa police service and in fact all first responders across
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ottawa including fire chief kim ayat paramedic chief miles cassidy ottawa professional firefighters
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association president john sobey and the professional paramedic association of ottawa
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to promote not only the safety of our communities but also the health and well-being of our first
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I am very grateful for everything that police officers do, and I am looking forward to working with them.