A House of Commons committee urges Ottawa to establish a permanent disaster management workforce to swiftly respond to natural calamities like wildfires and hurricanes. The defence committee's report, following two years of study, emphasizes that the military should be a last resort, not the first call for provincial emergencies. It suggests enhanced federal coordination and investment in provincial emergency capabilities, alongside exploring a civilian engineering corps within the military, to ease the burden on the Canadian Armed Forces. Find out more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/natural-disasters-climate-change-canada-1.7241893
