Natural Resources committee  It is our belief, based on the science that has been presented, that climate change has led to the increase in intensity and complexity of the fires after they start. Out of ignorance, I'm not sure if there's any correlation between fire starts and climate change, but there is a

Natural Resources committee  That's an excellent question. In Canada, that thought and that strategy would fall totally within the provincial organizations. The forest service in British Columbia of course would be having those dialogues. I know you probably know this, but you have a great resource in Britis

Natural Resources committee  Absolutely, 100%. The tools are there and the Canadian wildland fire strategy speaks to.... You refer to FireSmart Canada. It's an excellent tool for communities to build resiliency, to be prepared for these types of situations. The only thing lacking is the investment piece. Tha

Natural Resources committee  Certainly I'll respond to them. I would start off again by reminding you that my expertise is not in entomology. What I would assume that the gentleman was saying is that it's a natural cycle and maybe we should leave that alone. I guess my response would be that, involved i

Natural Resources committee  In total, Canada spends over a billion dollars now a year in wildland fire protection. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, of course, has a collaborative model. We spend roughly $2 million to help those organizations. In Canada, if you look at the provinces and territori

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for your compliments, to begin with. I would be able to provide data on the statistics for the increased fire intensity and severity and the increased movement of Canadian resources and international resources to assist with those fires, such as you witnessed in Ontar

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. While I understand your focus is that of forest pests, I will point out that I'm not an expert in the relationship between forest pests and quantifying the subseque