Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good afternoon, colleagues.
Good afternoon to our witnesses. Thank you so much for being here.
I'll direct my question to Mr. Campbell.
Potentially, this is also for Mr. Millar. Given your role, you'd be well suited to answer.
We heard from one of our colleagues about the fires in Jasper. I'm a representative of a British Columbia riding, and as we approach a wildfire season after a year with a low snowpack and other concerns about water availability, wildland firefighting is very much on the mind at this time.
The plan discussed under the nature strategy takes seriously the need to invest in wildland firefighting, especially in western Canada, which is acutely vulnerable for reasons I've already touched on. We recognize that climate change is a major driver of our worsening fire season. Fires are burning hotter and longer and are stretching farther than ever before, endangering many communities.
Can you speak to the kinds of investments being made in services through Parks Canada to help address wildfire risk through a mitigation perspective or to help with response through a firefighting perspective?