‘Ridiculously bad summer’: Prime Minister Trudeau on wildfires

THE WILDFIRE CRISIS AS HE PREPARES READY CABINET RETREAT. >> Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau: I JUST CAME FROM A DAILY BRIEFING ON THE WILDFIRE SITUATION AT WEST, AS CANADIANS ARE SEEING — STATIONED AND FEAR AND IN RESIDENTS OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES NBC. IT’S AN EXTRAORDINARILY SERIOUS SITUATION. I MUST HIGHLIGHT AS WELL THOUGH

THAT EVEN AS WE ARE SEEING TERRIBLE IMAGES, WE ARE ALSO SEEING IMAGES OF HOW CANADIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STEPPING UP TO HELP THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS , NEIGHBOURS, RESIDENTS WHO ARE FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES IN MANY CASES HAVE LOST EVERYTHING. THESE ARE THINGS WHERE EMERGENCY HAPPENS AND CANADIANS ALTOGETHER.

IT’S ALWAYS COMFORTING TO SAY. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING TO STEP UP WITH CANADIAN ARMED FORCES RESOURCES, ACTIVE IN COORDINATING WITH THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY, BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO DO.

WILL CONTINUE TO STAY FOCUSED ON THAT. I SPOKE WITH THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER — PREMIER YESTERDAY AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PREMIER A FEW DAYS BEFORE. WE MET YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW WE WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO ENSURE DURING THIS RETREAT FURTHER COORDINATION AND ACTIONS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE DURING THIS

RIDICULOUSLY BAD SUMMER IN TERMS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. DURING OUR SESSION TOMORROW, THE MINISTER OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY. HE IS AT HOME IN BC TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE FEDERAL RESPONSE AND CLOSELY COORDINATE WITH THE PROVINCE ON SITUATION, NOT ONLY IMCLONE UP BUT ACROSS CENTRAL OKANAGAN AND PLACES FURTHER

THREATENED BY FIRES. I HAVE TO SAY AGAIN THOUGH, THAT WHEREVER IT IS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT I’VE BEEN THIS SUMMER TO SEE PEOPLE FLEEING FIRES AND FIRST RESPONDERS RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, CANADIANS HAVE STEPPED UP. THEY’VE SHOWN WHO THEY TRULY ARE AS PEOPLE THERE FOR EACH OTHER, WELCOMING FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS

AND STRANGERS INTO THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEM. THIS IS WHAT WE DO AS CANADIANS, WE ARE THEREFORE EACH OTHER. WE CONTINUE TO STEP UP FOR EACH OTHER EVEN INVEST ALL — AMIDST ALL THE HORRIBLE IMAGES THERE IS A REINFORCEMENT OF WHO CANADIANS ARE WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH LIKE THIS.

[ Speaking French ] >> Voice of Interpreter: MY DAILY BRIEFING NOW ON THE WILDFIRE SITUATION IN THE WEST AND THE NORTH. I NEED TO SAY THAT AS CANADIANS CAN SEE, THE IMAGES OF THE FIRES AND PEOPLE FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WATCH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE

ALSO CONSTANTLY SEE THE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE HELPING 1 ANOTHER AND OPENING UP THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES TO WELCOME FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS I’D ALSO STRANGERS WHO HAVE ARRIVED IN EXTERNALLY DIFFICULT TIMES. IT’S 1 OF THE STRENGTHS OF CANADA THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS THERE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. OBVIOUSLY, THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT IS SAYING WE ARE THERE WITH THE ARMED FORCES AND VARIOUS FEDERAL MINISTRIES ARE ACTIVELY COORDINATING WITH THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE, THAT WE CAN MANAGE THE SITUATION AND WE CAN BRING HOME PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES AT THE MOMENT.

WE HAD A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT MEMBERS OF THE CABINET. I SPOKE WITH THE PREMIERE OF BC YESTERDAY AND THAT OF NORTHWEST TERRITORIES PREVIOUSLY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE OUR WORK WITH PEOPLE. TOMORROW WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CABINET AND WILL TAKE TIME TO MAKE SURE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT —

>> BUT THE FEDERAL RESPONSE AND COORDINATE DIRECTLY WITH THE BC GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. ONCE AGAIN I MUST SAY THIS IS A SUMMER NOT LIKE THE OTHERS. ACROSS THE COUNTRY WEATHER IT BE NOVA SCOTIA OR IN WESTERN CANADA , WE HAVE HAD EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS ESPECIALLY

WILDFIRES WHICH HAVE HAD AN AND NORMA’S IMPACT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT EACH TIME, PEOPLE ARE THERE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. CANADIANS HELP ONE ANOTHER IN DIFFICULT TIMES AND IT WARMS THE HEART TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH CANADIANS ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO DO MORE FOR THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND

Trudeau pledged ongoing federal support to aid wildfire victims as members of his cabinet meet in P.E.I. for the Liberal retreat on Aug. 20.

Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos:

Connect with CTV News:
For the latest news visit:
For a full video offering visit the CTV News Network:

CTV News on Facebook:
CTV News on TikTok:
CTV News on Twitter:
CTV News on Instagram:
CTV News on Reddit:

—
CTV News is Canada’s most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations.

Reference