Canada, Manitoba invest close to $40M in joint funding for wildfire preparedness

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On Thursday, Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness announced a $19.2 million investment in boosting Manitoba’s readiness and capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfires, which will be matched by the province.

Sajjan said the issue of wildfires across the country is something the government is taking “extremely seriously”.
“While wildfires have always occurred across Canada, what is new is their frequency and their intensity,” he said, “and the science is clear — the root cause of this fire is climate change.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. Waste of money fires coming from volcanoes below because of sun and space weather. Same as california B.C N.W.T fires before.Justine Whackeau and all world eco forum belong in prison. Those are facts and the real story.

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