Goldie Ghamari - December 17, 2018


Statement on the Impending OPG Strike

Hosted by
Goldie Ghamari
Mentioned
Carleton Speaker Neil Kelly
Interview with 580 CFRA's Rob Snow about the 2018 CHEO Dream Home in Stittsville Pre-Budget Consultations in Ottawa - Montfort Hospital

Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

160.8

Word count

259

Sentence count

15


Summary

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A strike by the Power Workers Union at Ontario Power Generation could begin as early as January 4th, 2019, putting the entire province's electricity system at risk. Speaker of the Ontario Federation of Labour says a strike is a necessity, and without power, "people are at risk of disease and, God forbid, death."

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00:00:00.000 Member's statements. The Member for Carleton.
00:00:03.200 Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'm truly honoured to rise today in this emergency reconvening
00:00:11.600 of the Legislature to deal with the impending strike by the Power Workers Union. OPG spokesperson
00:00:16.880 Neil Kelly has indicated that a strike by 6,000 workers at Ontario Power Generation means workers
00:00:22.560 could start a days-long process of shutting down nuclear power plants before potentially launching
00:00:27.840 a strike on January 4, 2019. A strike by the OPG would put the reliability of the entire provincial
00:00:34.800 electricity system at risk. The independent electricity system operator has said that the
00:00:40.000 shutdown of OPG's nuclear and hydroelectric facilities could occur in approximately three
00:00:45.680 weeks. At that point, Ontario would not have the generation needed to meet consumer demand and
00:00:51.440 customers would begin losing power. The IESO will take every action available to delay and mitigate
00:00:57.200 the impact however these actions will not be enough to prevent significant losses of power
00:01:02.480 in my riding of carlton i've already seen the devastating impact left due to prolonged lack of
00:01:07.440 power back when the tornado hit dun robin and the ottawa area we lost electricity and people across
00:01:13.920 my riding were adversely affected that includes senior homes affordable housing and subsidized
00:01:19.360 housing people living on life support isolated and vulnerable families and some pumps wouldn't
00:01:24.480 work either. With sub-zero temperatures in the dead of winter, Carleton's residents
00:01:28.620 need electricity. It's not a luxury, Mr. Speaker. It is a necessity of life. And without
00:01:33.680 it, people are at risk of disease and, God forbid, death.