I think you need reserves in everything, generally. Fuel is not a big problem in Canada, but you certainly need to know.... We didn't know that what happened in Nova Scotia and the Maritimes was going to happen, so it seems to me that logical questions to ask the military would be, “Did you anticipate, in one of your scenarios, that something like this could happen?” and “If you did, how many armed forces personnel could you have identified within 24 hours to move to the Maritimes?”
I don't know if they've done it. They used to do it, years ago, then they stopped doing it on a regular basis. Planning for emergency disaster relief is almost as important as the actual bodies on the ground. If you plan properly, it really makes a difference.