Madam Speaker, the Minister of Environment claims to be proud of his preparations for the catastrophic Jasper wildfire, yet one-third of Jasper was destroyed, there was $1 billion in damages and 2,000 people were left homeless. It can hardly be described as a success. Everyone knew Jasper was a tinderbox. My former colleague Jim Eglinski even tried to warn the government in this house as far back as 2016, yet not enough was done to protect the town of Jasper.
How many more parks need to burn down before this minister is replaced by somebody who knows how fire works?