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Speech Poilievre asks Canadians to 'pray for Wainwright' · THE DAILY BRIEF

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  Speaker 1: We're getting more reaction to the disaster at CFB Wainwright
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  Speaker 1: in Alberta.
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  Speaker 2: Conservative leader Pierre Polyev and other local officials are about
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  Speaker 2: to speak now. Let's listen in.
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  Speaker 1: We see the citizens of Battle River Crowfoot, the families
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  Speaker 1: of Sean Farrell, Morgan Wong, Hayden Lightmark and Hayden Goulding.
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  Speaker 1: All Canadians are in total solidarity with their families, with
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  Speaker 1: the families, with the Canadian Armed Forces, with the Wainwright.
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  Speaker 2: Base, and with the communities surrounding the base. I want
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  Speaker 2: to thank the firefighters, the police officers, and all the
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  Speaker 2: other emergency services that provided extraordinary and courageous service, and
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  Speaker 2: we are all standing in solidarity with them today. Of course,
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  Speaker 2: I learned last night about this tragedy. I spoke to
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  Speaker 2: the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Defence, and I
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  Speaker 2: offered the full support of the Conservative Party and the
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  Speaker 2: official opposition to support the community. and the families of
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  Speaker 2: the lost soldiers. I encourage all Canadians to show their
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  Speaker 2: solidarity with the Canadian Armed Forces and prepare for Remembrance
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  Speaker 2: Day that will be happening soon, and to offer their
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  Speaker 2: prayers to the families and friends who have lost loved ones.
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  Speaker 2: We are in total solidarity with them. Tomorrow, I will
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  Speaker 2: be giving a speech on Zoom to represent my constituents
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  Speaker 2: here in Battle River, Crowfoot, and I want to thank
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  Speaker 2: all Canadians for the support of the community.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you very much for being here today. Let me
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  Speaker 1: begin by offering the condolences of the Parliament of Canada
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  Speaker 1: and the people of Battle River, Crowfoot, For Private Sean Farrell,
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  Speaker 1: Sergeant Morgan Wong, Private Hayden Leichmark, Private Hayden Leichmark, Aidan
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  Speaker 1: Golden Private, and all of the family members and loved
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  Speaker 1: ones of those aforementioned heroes. We also offer our support
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  Speaker 1: to the wounded, those who are in hospital, fighting for
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  Speaker 1: their lives, facing excruciating pain after their courageous and heroic
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  Speaker 1: acts of yesterday evening. I'm joined here today by numerous
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  Speaker 1: local leaders. We have Mayor Poog from Wainwright, the town
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  Speaker 1: of Wainwright. We have the Reeve from Wildeboer, who is
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  Speaker 1: an important representative of the impacted community. We have Dane Lloyd.
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  Speaker 1: He is a member of Parliament from Edmonton, shadow minister
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  Speaker 1: responsible for fighting for the national unity, but also my
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  Speaker 1: national security advisor and an active serving member of the
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  Speaker 1: armed forces in a reserve capacity, Damien Couric, the former
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  Speaker 1: and future member of parliament. And of course, we have
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  Speaker 1: Garth Rosewell, who's the MLA. All of them will be
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  Speaker 1: available to answer questions and address you today. Late yesterday,
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  Speaker 1: we learned of this horrific incident I was immediately in
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  Speaker 1: touch with the Defence Minister. I spoke with the Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister as well. I made the decision to be on
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  Speaker 1: the first flight out to support the community. Let me
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  Speaker 1: say that our hearts go out to the incredible families
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  Speaker 1: of CFB Wainwright. Many of them are mourning the loss
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  Speaker 1: of a loved one. Some are anticipating and waiting as
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  Speaker 1: another loved one is in Canada critical condition, fighting for
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  Speaker 1: their lives. We know that numerous, based on stories that
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  Speaker 1: I've already heard, there are acts of courage that are
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  Speaker 1: almost unimaginable. People who ran towards rather than away from
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  Speaker 1: the danger and are now paying a cruel price fighting
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  Speaker 1: for their lives in hospitals. We offer our thanks to
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  Speaker 1: our troops for their service, their sacrifice, and their immense courage.
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  Speaker 1: To the first responders who were on the scene, to
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  Speaker 1: the firefighters who showed up, both the base firefighters and
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  Speaker 1: the Wainwright firefighters in a civilian capacity who came heroically
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  Speaker 1: to the rescue. We also thank the nurses and doctors
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  Speaker 1: and other health professionals who snapped immediately into action to
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  Speaker 1: deal with the incredible surge of need that they faced
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  Speaker 1: very suddenly and unexpectedly. Their professionalism is second to none.
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  Speaker 1: Conservatives are offering our support to the government to do
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  Speaker 1: whatever is necessary to help the military families, the base,
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  Speaker 1: and the surrounding community. I've been here since this morning,
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  Speaker 1: so I just flew in this morning and arrived early
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  Speaker 1: this afternoon. I'll stay as long as necessary to support
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  Speaker 1: the community and to report back to Parliament and the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister on what is needed. Tomorrow, I expect to
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  Speaker 1: address Parliament remotely. and not only relay our love and
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  Speaker 1: support for the fallen and for those who are recovering
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  Speaker 1: and their families, but also to relay any needs from
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  Speaker 1: the constituency that I represent to the Parliament of Canada.
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  Speaker 1: We must do everything necessary to support the community, the troops,
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  Speaker 1: the base, and everyone else that is affected. And I
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  Speaker 1: want to thank both the MD of Wainwright and the
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  Speaker 1: town of Wainwright for greeting me and bringing me in
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  Speaker 1: for a briefing at your town hall today. Thank the
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  Speaker 1: fire chief for giving me a briefing on all of
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  Speaker 1: the needs that we're seeing on the ground. And we
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  Speaker 1: will be here as long as necessary to fight for
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  Speaker 1: you and to support the community. And so, in conclusion,
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  Speaker 1: I'd like to send a message to all Canadians. Please
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  Speaker 1: pray for Wainwright. Pray for the base, for the fallen,
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  Speaker 1: for their families, for the wounded. Pray for the surrounding community.
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  Speaker 1: Pray for the exhausted firefighters who keep on going and
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  Speaker 1: who have not slept for almost 24 hours. Pray for
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  Speaker 1: this community. And please also prepare to make an historic
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  Speaker 1: turnout for the November 11th ceremonies, which are not far
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  Speaker 1: off now. Now more than ever, we need to remember
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  Speaker 1: the tremendous men and women who carry on the tradition
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  Speaker 1: of the Armed Forces, who sacrifice everything for all of us.
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  Speaker 1: May God bless them and God bless Canada.