My Account

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change, says Dr. Mike Flannigan, while the federal government has launched a plan to fund the training of 1,000 firefighters.

News
BY STEPHEN JEFFERY
January 2, 2024

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES:

Want to make sure your whole office has the full Hill Times experience?

We have team plans available for companies, organizations, classes, Parliament Hill offices and more. Fill out this form and find out if your team is eligible for a discount.

More News

Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

‘He’s let it go too long’: wait builds for a Poilievre visit south of the border

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Opposition MPs kept in dark as Canada concludes trade pact with Indonesia

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Confederation sit-in cranks security concerns as MPs debate balance of right to protest with parliamentary privilege

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Brown’s testimony on Tory race suggests need for fresh inquiry into alleged Indian government meddling: Sikh Coalition rep

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

PPS investigates ‘suspicious package,’ finds it ‘unsuspicious’

Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices

Rural ridings will decide which party forms government after the next election, says Liberal MP Robert Morrissey

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

‘Not used to them this early and this aggressive,’ says MP Ashton of Manitoba wildfires as communities evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

‘Most vulnerable population on Earth’: politicians urged to consider wildfire impacts on children as towns evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

UNICEF Canada president and CEO Sevaun Palvetzian says youth will ‘carry the heaviest burden if we don’t get this right.’

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

While this year’s season is well below 2023’s record so far, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said multiple regions are at risk this summer due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.

Wildfires burning below average so far this year, but fears for summer remain

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

While this year’s season is well below 2023’s record so far, Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan said multiple regions are at risk this summer due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and a half times the size of the Maritime provinces.

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and a half times the size of the Maritime provinces.

‘Not used to them this early and this aggressive,’ says MP Ashton of Manitoba wildfires as communities evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

'It's going to take all of us to put a plan in place to get serious about climate change, so we can avoid this hell that many Northern and Indigenous peoples are increasingly facing,' says NDP MP Niki Ashton.

‘Not used to them this early and this aggressive,’ says MP Ashton of Manitoba wildfires as communities evacuated

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

'It's going to take all of us to put a plan in place to get serious about climate change, so we can avoid this hell that many Northern and Indigenous peoples are increasingly facing,' says NDP MP Niki Ashton.

An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In Fire Weather, John Vaillant combines history, science, and Promethean fable to place the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires as a harbinger of a new fire century.

An enthralling exploration of the Petrocene Age

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In Fire Weather, John Vaillant combines history, science, and Promethean fable to place the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires as a harbinger of a new fire century.

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change, says Dr. Mike Flannigan, while the federal government has launched a plan to fund the training of 1,000 firefighters.

Become a Political Insider

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8