OTTAWA - On behalf of the Green Party, I want to extend my
deepest sympathies to the people of Slave Lake, Alberta who have lost their
homes and their entire community to wild fires. I am very relieved no lives
were lost. It is my hope the situation is brought under control quickly
so all displaced residents can return and begin to rebuild.
The Green Party is calling on the federal government
to provide assistance to the people of the region to support rebuilding. That
should include the provision of counseling services to help those, especially
children, who no doubt are suffering severe trauma from having to flee
suddenly, seeing their homes burning behind them as they fled.
Elizabeth May
MP-elect for Saanich-Gulf Islands
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Contact:
Kieran Green
Director of Communications
613.614.4916
Kieran.green@greenparty.ca