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House Hansard - 206

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 5, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Jun/5/23 11:39:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I again would like to thank the member for her kind comments. One of the experiences we had, as I mentioned in my remarks, were areas where there was only one road in and one road out. The evacuation on the north shore of Quebec, the Minister of Emergency Preparedness explained to me the other night, was a big challenge because 10,000 people had to go through one road and one bridge, and that bridge had been damaged. What does the member think we can do to better plan and look at these communities in a different way to provide assurances or ways to have alternative exits in case we face this again, which we will?
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jun/5/23 11:53:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his intervention today and for providing us with information about what is happening in his region. Today, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about people in Alberta, of course, my home province, and certainly about the indigenous groups in northern Alberta, such as Chief Adam and the group in Fort Chipewyan. We know that people in remote communities, indigenous communities, are much more at risk for wildfires due to their location. I wonder if the member could speak a bit to that. I know my colleague brought up, earlier, the idea of FireSmart programming and ways we can prepare our communities for forest fires. I wonder if he could speak to that a little more.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Mr. Sébastien Lemire
  • Jun/5/23 11:54:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her excellent speech and her concern about the issue of indigenous communities. Of course, it is very difficult for me to suggest concrete solutions at this point, but, certainly, some will have to be found. It makes me wonder about the economic model that has been promoted for decades and that may have brought about the result we are seeing today. The first nations in my riding, particularly the Anishinabe people, are in my thoughts. Perhaps they will be able to share their philosophy and spirituality with us, in the circumstances. Most importantly, we will have to rely on our patience, resilience and strength as human beings. I will no doubt be guided by that.
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