Doug Ford Says He Believes Climate Change Behind Flooding

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The Ontario premier toured flooded areas around the Ottawa River Friday.

Water rushes through the Carillon Hydro electric dam Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Carillon, Quebec.

Ford was in the rural west end of Ottawa Friday morning, touring flooded areas along the Ottawa River, where officials are warning a new rain storm will make water levels rise rapidly over the next few days, likely exceeding the levels seen during a 2017 flood."These folks can't go through this every single year," he said.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency because of flooding Thursday, with another 20 mm to 50 mm of rain forecast to fall Friday and Saturday. A forecast by the interprovincial committee that regulates water levels in the Ottawa River says all that rain could increase its level near Parliament Hill by nearly a metre within a few days. Paths behind Parliament are already underwater.

Pedneaud-Jobin said that, unlike Ottawa's mayor, he has the power to invoke emergency measures on his own without formally declaring a state of emergency.

 

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