Madam Speaker, we recognize that extreme weather events are threatening the lives and livelihoods of a growing number of Canadians and straining emergency management resources across the country. However, I want to emphasize the point that while it is important that emergency management remains the responsibility of local governments, we are committed to working with our partners on solutions tailored to the needs of their communities. I have outlined some of the ways that we are doing that.
Through the humanitarian workforce program, we have invested more than $160 million in the Canadian Red Cross, St. John Ambulance, the Salvation Army, and the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada. The funding helps these organizations develop capacity and mobilize more quickly and in bigger numbers. We are working with local communities, and we are making sure that we are partnering to help Canadians in difficult times such as during natural disasters.