\u0027The Canadian Armed Forces\u0027 involvement in response to natural disasters has roughly doubled every five years since 2010,\u0027 the national defence committee heard
Nearly 500 military members have been deployed to clear debris and cut trees around fallen power lines in Atlantic Canada after last weekend’s devastation. Huge swaths of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are without power, and it could be several more days before power is restored.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“While the Armed Forces is always prepared to support civil authorities and partners, its capabilities and trained personnel are finite and should only be involved when no other organization has the capacity to respond,” he said. “It is best to think of the Canadian Armed Forces as a force of last resort.”Article content
The committee has heard from some witnesses who suggest it is time Canada has a civilian emergency management response agency, something similar to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the United States, which could respond to disasters instead of the Canadians Forces. “What I’ll say is I can only see advantages at this point. The more we can get to work together at all levels of government on those issues, the better we’ll be,” he said.
Defence Minister Anita Anand was asked about the increased challenges at a news conference on Monday, and she said it was something the Forces are working on.
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