‘The storm hit us hard’: Quebec, Ontario MPs concerned about residents’ access to food, water

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says the federal government has not yet received any requests for assistance from the Ontario or Quebec governments.

A fallen tree is pictured after the May 21 storm in Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi's riding, in Ottawa's Carleton Heights neighbourhood. Liberal MPs Greg Fergus, clockwise from top left, Mona Fortier, Naqvi, Jenna Sudds, and Jennifer O'Connell say urban, suburban, and rural areas each have unique needs following the powerful storm. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, and courtesy of Twitter, Yasir Naqvi

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

May 25, 2022

Five Liberal MPs in ridings ravaged by the May 21 storm say they are working with local officials to address the different concerns in urban, suburban, and rural areas after it destroyed trees, power lines, and other critical infrastructure across several hundred kilometres of southern Ontario and Q...

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