The Premier needs to focus on forest fires in northwestern Ontario.
Liberal MPP Michael Coteau has issued that statement as a number of communities in the north have declared a State of Emergency to deal with out of control fires.
Coteau says Doug Ford is in denial about the serious threat.
He points out the province has allocated $69.8-million to Northern Ontario firefighting in 2019, far short of the 2018 actual spending of $212-million.
Coteau adds he’s appalled the Solicitor General is admitting it’s shaping up to be a challenging year without providing immediate action to make the funding available.
He is also calling on the Premier to stop making reckless and senseless spending cuts to climate-change mitigation.
