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House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters

The increase in domestic operations has strained CAF resources and reduced operational readiness for global threats, the House National Defence Committee report said.Among the 16 recommendations in the report were calls for the government to consider creating a civilian corps of engineers within CAF, similar to the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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House National Defence Committee floats idea of permanent workforce, engineering corps to reduce reliance on military during natural disasters

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