A senior Canadian Forces officer who works on long-term plans this week told the House of Commons committee on National Defence that, 'involvement in response to natural disasters has roughly doubled every five years since 2010.'
The military was called in after flooding in Yukon, British Columbia and Newfoundland, the wildfires in British Columbia, Manitoba and northwestern Ontario and the tainted water emergency in Iqaluit.“The Canadian Armed Forces’ involvement in response to natural disasters has roughly doubled every five years since 2010,” he said.
The increased domestic deployments come at the same time as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is changing the international landscape. Canada has made major commitments to NATO missions in Latvia and training efforts for Ukrainian troops.— Maj-Gen. Paul Prévost He said it was not for him to decide on whether such an agency is the right choice, but any collaboration could be helpful.
When the Forces were called up for the B.C. floods last year, Chief of Defence Staff Wayne Eyre said the disasters were putting a strain on the military. “We need to continue to build resources, especially in the area of personnel so that in the long term, as we see these climate-related disasters hitting our country, the resources are there in the Canadian Armed Forces to continue to assist as we want to do,” she said.
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