Canadian Senate report calls for urgent federal action on escalating wildfire crisis
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Senate of Canada
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A Canadian Senate committee report warns that the country's wildfire crisis is escalating beyond the capacity of current response systems. It calls for urgent federal leadership, increased investments in wildfire prevention, preparedness, and response, and stronger inter-jurisdictional collaboration to address the growing threat to landscapes, lives, and communities.
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This report calls for urgent federal leadership, significantly increased investments in wildfire prevention, preparedness and response, and stronger collaboration across jurisdictions to better...
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