Discussion · Oral Questions
Anthony Housefather Liberal
“We are already working closely with British Columbia on wildfires and climate change. We bought water bombers, sent extra planes, and provided volunteers to help when the province asked.”
“Mr. Speaker, first of all, my sympathies go out to all the people who were affected. I absolutely agree that we want to work with British Columbia every step of the way to deal with climate change and with the wildfires that are happening. That is why we have invested so much money this year, for example, in water bombers. When provinces called upon us for assistance, we were able to provide extra aircraft. We have the Canadian humanitarian workforce program, where we were able to provide supplemental volunteers to assist British Columbians when British Columbia asked us for assistance. We have made it very clear to the B.C. government that we will work with British Columbia every step of the way.”
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, my sympathies go out to all the people who were affected. I absolutely agree that we want to work with British Columbia every step of the way to deal with climate change and with the wildfires that are happening. That is why we have invested so much money this year, for example, in water bombers. When provinces called upon us for assistance, we were able to provide extra aircraft. We have the Canadian humanitarian workforce program, where we were able to provide supplemental volunteers to assist British Columbians when British Columbia asked us for assistance. We have made it very clear to the B.C. government that we will work with British Columbia every step of the way.