Disaster funding, adaptation and resilience plans emerge as Canada endures worst wildfire season on record

A survey from Abacus Data and Clean Energy Canada shows many Canadians have linked this year’s record wildfire season with climate change.

A cyclist, pictured June 6, 2023, rides past the Parliament Buildings on a day when the wildfire smoke was off the charts in Ottawa. Smoky skies returned to Ottawa last week as Canada's worst wildfire season on record continued. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

July 3, 2023

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and his provincial and territorial counterparts discussed the need for federal disaster assistance funding to boost resiliency in affected communities last week, following the release of the National Adaptation Strategy and amid the...

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