Ford rebuffed these requests during a visit to Thunder Bay Wednesday, where he met with community leaders and evacuees. "There's a little confusion what a state of emergency is. It's not going to add any more resources. It's basically the province coming in, taking over everything," Ford said. "There's already emergency orders put in place. So it's not holding back any resources. We will put all the resources we have. I won't spare a penny." Ford has refused requests to call a state of emergency to address the hundreds of wildfires burning across the northwestern part of the province.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)