Oh Canada! Gov. DeSantis says foreigners helping to restore Florida’s power
Gulf Power crews replace an old pole with a new one in Pensacola.

Gulf Power linemen
'Can you imagine that?'

Florida’s Governor notes that when it comes to recovering power after Hurricane Milton, the American border isn’t limiting linemen from offering needed reassurances.

In Bradenton on Saturday afternoon, Ron DeSantis noted that at least one crew is in the state from north of the border.

“I was over in Hardee County, ran into a bunch of linemen from Alberta in Canada. Can you imagine that? We’re bringing them in from Canada even. So those guys were, I mean, they were really big strung guys doing a lot of great work. um They weren’t happy that Florida has the Stanley Cup and they don’t, but they’re out there working really hard. So from even Canada, they were brought in for this. So that’s really, really good,” DeSantis said.

Manatee County has just over 100,000 power outages, representing 39% of accounts in the county, which is one of the highest ratios of any county in the state. Power outages are inching downward to 1.4 million, which would be roughly a third of the 4.1 million at the height of Hurricane Milton’s fury.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


9 comments

  • Frankie M.

    October 12, 2024 at 3:37 pm

    I am appalled that DeSantis is willing to accept help from a pinko commie socialist foreign country like Canada with their universal healthcare & whatnot. He should have reported them to ICE so they could be deported asap just like he does with those migrant workers from Mexico.

  • The Sage "E"

    October 12, 2024 at 10:15 pm

    Thanks Canadian Linemen!
    This “Story” is ment to somehow get “Lefty’s” to relate the Canadian linemen to all the criminals which “THE HARRIS ADMINISTRATION” let in from our southern border.
    Welp…sorry…it’s not resonating “Across The Fruited Plain”.
    Try harder looser lefty “Jornos”.
    The Sage “E” has spoken

    • Beloved Un-Decided Voter

      October 12, 2024 at 10:48 pm

      This guy E really resonates with me and all my buddies down at The Lodge.
      We are all “So Over These Democrats” and are standing with this guy E for a Trump Administration.
      Thanks E,
      Alphonso Green

    • Frankie M.

      October 12, 2024 at 11:19 pm

      I am appalled that DeSantis is willing to accept help from a pinko commie socialist foreign country like Canada with their universal healthcare & whatnot. He should have reported them to ICE so they could be deported immediately just like he does with those migrant workers from Mexico. Send them to those liberal northeast safe havens of NYC & Boston. We don’t want their kind around here

  • Undecided Voter Tommy John

    October 13, 2024 at 9:23 am

    I am what you would consider an undecided voter. Mr. E resonates with me as he is so polite to us undecideds and does not try to frighten us with propaganda, lies, and 1/2 truths. The Harris/Biden turn at running the country almost killed us. Im still undecided with a strong right lean.
    TJ

    • Frankie M.

      October 13, 2024 at 1:29 pm

      I’d say Trump has done a good enough job scaring you all on his own. I hate to be the one to tell you this this but there are no atheists in the foxhole & there are is no such animal as an undecided voter. Like Dubya said “you’re either with us or against us.”

  • Frankie M.

    October 13, 2024 at 1:40 pm

    It’s ok for those foreigners to fix your power lines but as soon as they pick your oranges or put a new roof on your house you’re ready to deport them.

    • Frankie M.

      October 13, 2024 at 1:41 pm

      I guess it’s ok as long as they’re white.

  • Dorothy Williams

    October 20, 2024 at 10:29 pm

    Perhaps next time you have a weather-related disaster affecting millions of your residents, we should not offer to aid in restoring your damaged infrastructure and leave you ‘ in the dark” as it appears this Floridian is , judging by his incorrect comments.

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