David Ramsay Quotations

We're making sure that what we are doing here today is now in law.

I have been in discussion with my counterpart, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Jim Prentice and I am encouraged that Canada is taking steps to resolve this situation.

From what we're hearing, the infrastructure seems in such bad shape, it doesn't seem reasonable to start rebuilding on that particular site,

Today I've basically laid down the gauntlet and said, 'I challenge you to come in and help too,

We're prepared to act in Ontario and we want to hear from his officials as to what the next step should be,

It gives me a sense of the big picture, of the challenges we've got. What it tells me is we have a problem in rural Ontario.

It is a medical emergency so these people really need to be removed.

We need on average our historical share, something over 10 per cent. This is not acceptable and we won't be part of this.

Today's announcement is good news for the community and for the local economy, ... It highlights our government's commitment to the competitiveness and long-term viability of the province's forest industry.

We don't know the extent of those problems, but we're doing that assessment now to make sure that people are safe.

We've decided we're going to start a medical evacuation of patients who need to be treated, ... The doctors told us better treatment could be obtained outside of the community.

The government is advancing the development of clean, renewable energy sources so Ontarians have cleaner air and a healthy environment, ... We are committed to the use of forest waste and other renewable resources to produce energy.

Our condolences are offered to the families of both individuals and our thoughts are with them at this time, ... In the interest of public safety, we are restricting access to certain areas of the park until further notice.

This is very serious for Ontario and we can't sign on to an agreement that specifically disadvantages us.

This is a very serious situation. I have to be very hopeful that we're going to see a peaceful end to this situation.

It's all about coverage. We have been looking at how we can grow our coverage.

The doctor responsible for health care in that region advised us that these people needed to be removed to receive proper treatment. And that's the advice we accepted.