Staffer killed the radio star

Premiers huddle

RADIO SILENCE

Emergency Preparedness Minister JILL DUNLOP went on CBC’s As It Happens to manage the narrative on Ontario’s wildfire response, which is currently under heavy fire from First Nations leaders.

Instead, her team gave us a live-on-air panic attack.

The background: The Ford government has been taking flak over its response to wildfires ripping through the North, destroying homes and forcing people to leave their communities. Indigenous leaders are now demanding a public inquiry to look into the government’s lack of communication and slow evacuations.

Said Gull Bay Chief WILFRED KING: “[Premier DOUG FORD] praised himself and his government about what a wonderful job they were doing in fighting these fires. He’s creating the narrative so that he can basically lie to the Canadians and lie to the people of Ontario.”

Back to Dunlop: The minister was on the line to defend the government’s actions, pushing back on criticism from Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief ALVIN FIDDLER, who sa…