Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrea Woo
Publication Date: June 3, 2025 - 21:25
National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs say
June 3, 2025
Raging wildfires that have forced mass evacuations and triggered states of emergency in two Canadian provinces have led to renewed calls for a federal agency responsible for fire management and emergency co-ordination.The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs has advocated for a national fire administration for close to a decade, its calls increasing in urgency after the country experienced its most destructive wildfire season on record in 2023.
Unpublished Newswire
Former Canadian diplomat Norman Spector doesn’t have a reputation for wishful thinking. So when he proposes we talk about how the issues around terrorism, atrocities and hostages are being framed in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks in Israel, I know I’m in for a stiff shot of realpolitik.
“By chance, I had the good fortune of being Canada’s first representative to the Palestinian Authority shortly after I landed in Israel as ambassador in 1992,” Norman says, setting the context for our virtual conversation.
“I have some fond as well as some scary memories of walking around...
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