National Defence Minister Anita Anand used the wrong name for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston when she was tweeting about the Canadian government reacting to Hurricane Fiona. .“I remain in close contact with Premiers @IainTRankin, @dennyking, and @FureyAndrew as the situation evolves,” said Anand in a Tuesday tweet. .“There are approximately 150 members of the @CanadianForces in each of the three provinces, and more remain on standby should they be needed.” .Enterprise Atlantic head of practice and vice-president national strategic communications David Tarrant said Anand is “prepared to deploy the Canadian Forces to the past.” .“Iain Rankin lost an election last year for leading a gov perceived as incompetent & out of touch,” said Tarrant. .“Nice to see the Trudeau Liberals try to give him company.” .Houston’s name has been put in another tweet about the Canadian government’s response. .This mistake happened after Fisheries and Oceans Canada said Saturday it was wrong for it to tell people it's illegal to harvest lobsters washed up on shores during Hurricane Fiona. .“We would like to apologize for the ill-timed tweet regarding #HurricaneFiona from earlier today,” said Fisheries and Oceans Canada. .“You can be assured the safety and security of Canadians in the region is our priority.”.Millions of Canadians started to brace for Hurricane Fiona on Friday as it hurtled towards Atlantic Canada in what could be a historic storm for the area. .READ MORE: Atlantic Canada battens down as 'historic' storm cascades towards region."It's going to be a storm that everyone remembers once it's all said and done,” said Environment Canada warning preparedness meteorologist Bob Robichaud. .The storm hit the area Saturday as a hurricane-strength post-tropical storm. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Quebec were placed under severe weather warnings.
