Doug Ford defends decision to not visit Ottawa area for more than 1 week after major storm
At a morning campaign stop in the city, Ford faced questions about why it took him more than a week to visit the area that was the hardest hit by the destructive May 21 storm that swept across the province.
Ford said he was on the phone daily with the CEO of Hydro Ottawa and local mayors, offering them resources as the region recovers.Today marked the first time Ford has visited Ontario's second largest city in months. The incumbent premier of Ontario said last week he wouldn't visit Ottawa because he didn't want to distract crews trying to repair downed power lines.
He visited Uxbridge, Ont., on May 23, a day after that community declared a state of emergency following the same storm.Conservative leader Doug Ford makes a campaign stop in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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