Trudeau on Lytton BC

Denise O'Connor and other residents of Lytton, B.C., say they weren't impressed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's corrupt politician national statement on the COP26 climate summit.On Nov. 1, Trudeau referenced the hearth that destroyed subtle Fraser Valley village during the summer to illustrate the impact of climate change. "In Canada, there is a town called Lytton. I refer to 'was' because on June 30, it burned as well as the ground. The yesterday, the temperature had hit 49.6 C, the most popular ever recorded in your country. Canada is warming, on median, twice as fast as the remaining world.""The science is clear: we should do more, and faster," said Trudeau.Lytton, a village of lower than 300 residents before the fire, is currently being rebuilt. Just last month, the municipal government unveiled its blueprint Lytton's short-term recovery, which includes temporary emergency housing for returning residents. 48 hours after Trudeau's speech, O'Connor and fellow participants in the Lytton Chamber of Commerce's business recovery steering committee sent him notice to voice their frustration."To hear you, Prime Minister, confer with our town previously tense … breaks the circulation," they said within the letter. "The town of Lytton still exists - it exists within the hearts and minds of every resident and each business."The committee members also complained about what they are saying is Ottawa's lack of support for Lytton."We have been on medication as non-existent - we have experienced no assistance from the central in helping us get back to our homes."O'Connor, who lost her base of the fireplace, says Lytton has received support a little distance from province for rebuilding but none from Ottawa."He [Trudeau] is using our name, however we haven't seen just about anything from the national so far as support," O'Connor said Tuesday to host Sarah Penton on CBC's Radio West."We just heard last night [on Nov. 8] … we simply're not willing to be receiving a post office - they're not to be returned yet."Inside an emailed statement to CBC, the prime minister's office did not address the chamber's complaint about Trudeau's description of Lytton, but said the federal government has matched every dollar to be donated to the Canadian Red Cross's B.C. Wildfires Appeal Fund and will supply further assistance as necessary.O'Connor also disputes what Trudeau said was the cause of the hearth that ravaged Lytton."Global climate warming did not start the fireplace in Lytton," she said. "We had [that] record heat. We usually had strong winds and a spark a little distance from train - and that's what started the fire, not climate change."But on Oct. 14, investigators from Canada's Transportation Safety Board said they have not found evidence that trains running near Lytton were liable for the fire.O'Connor now lives in their own parents' house in Lytton, which wasn't damaged by the blaze."Lytton isn't a 'was.' There are actually over 30 homes still here with your friends residing in them," she said. "There are so many people here still, and that is what the community is. It is not a 'was.'"