Irma : The NDP is accusing the liberals of letting Canadians

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Guillaume St-Pierre

Friday, 8 September 2017, 19:09

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OTTAWA-The NDP is accusing the Trudeau government not to grasp the urgency of rescuing Canadians trapped in the affected areas in the Caribbean by hurricane Irma.

“The first responsibility of government is to protect its citizens, here and abroad,” says the NDP mp Hélène Laverdière.

Despite the many SOS thrown by tourists in quebec in distress, Ottawa has no intention of flying to their rescue, at least for the moment.

In an email, the ministry of foreign Affairs is happy to encourage ” the passengers to contact their travel agent or tour operator “.

“The government must absolutely go on the field,” said Hélène Laverdière. It is necessary to send aircraft or boats. “

Offices closed

Invited to comment on the situation of distress in which are many Canadians, the ministry of foreign Affairs has confined itself to saying that it “is closely monitoring hurricane Irma and is ready to provide consular assistance”.

It is also recommended to “communicate with the office of the government of Canada the closer “, even if some of them are currently closed as a precautionary measure due to the storm, according to our information.

The leader of the conservative Party Andrew Scheer has been limited to remind the responsibilities of the government.