Goldie Ghamari - Statement on the Tornado in Ottawa

00:00:00.000 Member Statements, the member for Carleton.

00:00:05.280 Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:00:06.880 I'd like to echo the statements my colleagues have made today in the House.

00:00:11.000 My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who was affected by the tornado that struck Ottawa late last Friday evening,

00:00:17.660 causing particularly devastating damage to the Dunrobin, Craig Henry, and Arlington Woods areas.

00:00:22.960 I want to thank my colleague, Minister McLeod, for her tireless efforts in feeding thousands

00:00:28.300 of families affected by the tornado, Minister Clark for his speedy and expedient initiation

00:00:34.200 of the Disaster Relief Assistance for Ontarians program, and Premier Doug Ford for taking

00:00:39.600 the time to visit those affected in Ottawa.

00:00:42.480 I'd also like to express my gratitude to Ottawa's frontline workers, the paramedics,

00:00:48.640 police, firefighters, doctors, nurses, as well as city staff and all of the hydro workers

00:00:54.480 for their tireless efforts to help our citizens and restore power across Ottawa.

00:00:59.780 All their hard work truly paid off.

00:01:01.880 Finally, I'd like to thank the people of Ottawa for stepping up to the plate and helping each

00:01:06.820 other out.

00:01:08.100 Thank you to Scott Batten, Stephen Pilon, Brent Scouton and Colleen Peercy for reaching

00:01:13.420 out to me late last night and helped provide generators for a lady stuck in her hospital

00:01:18.600 bed on the fourth floor of her apartment, generators for senior apartments, as well

00:01:22.860 as generators for subsidized and non-profit housing in Richmond.

00:01:27.000 Thank you to Graham and Neil Green of Abbey Hill Farms, who donated a truckload of corn

00:01:31.200 to help feed thousands affected by the blackout, and thank you to Mohamed Ali, owner of the

00:01:36.100 Shoppers Drug Mart in Manatek, who provided those affected by the blackout a place to

00:01:40.420 charge their medical devices and refrigerate their medication.

00:01:44.740 It fills me with a great sense of pride to watch how our community came together during

00:01:49.000 this time of need to help each other out and make sure everyone got the care and support

00:01:53.120 they needed.

00:01:54.120 Our city's true colours showed this past weekend, and I couldn't be more proud to

00:01:57.580 represent such an amazing city.

00:01:59.540 Thank you.

Goldie Ghamari - October 03, 2018