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Ottawa turns to civilian first responders as another dire wildfire season approaches (www.cbc.ca)
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Instead of sending in the troops to deal with what promises to be another dangerous wildfire season, Public Safety Canada is testing the capabilities of civilian-led first responders and relief providers.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said the new program will be deployed during this wildfire season in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

Sajjan, a former defence minister, added that the Canadian Armed Forces is "not the best resource to deal with a lot of emergencies," including wildfires.

The federal government is expanding its existing Humanitarian Workforce Program β€” which supports non-governmental organizations responding to natural disasters and other large-scale emergencies β€” to support its 2024 wildfire response and other emergency services through pilot programs in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

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[–] FireRetardant 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Remove fossil fuel subsidies and use that money to pay for training/employment of firefighters and forestry management. We should be fining fossil fuel companies and big polluters but just removing the subsidies is a start and will free up funds to solve problems they helped create.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I have a pet theory, with zero direct evidence, but a bunch of anecdotal hints ... that the US has 'encouraged' Canada to increase our O&G support and output because they want to cut down on their reliance on SAE/OPEC sources.

Because so far America is doing the bare minimum to wean itself off O&G, so they need a reliable alternative source ... and we're it.

If that is true it explains why we purchased the TCP, and completed the line, plus the billions we spend subsidizing O&G.