Natural Resources committee  The enforceability of the national building code is increasing. It's not about the enforceability of the code. It's about the capacity. First nations are becoming more independent and doing more enforcing on their own, to some extent. The resources typically haven't been there

Natural Resources committee  Mass timber and its code adoption has happened fairly quickly, and I've said a few times over the last number of years that innovation is moving faster than the fire service can adapt to the innovation. We're not comfortable with six-storey buildings right now, and we're already

Natural Resources committee  Certainly. As you rightly say, I've been a master electrician for nearly 40 years as well. I've seen code change over the years. Years ago, batteries of any type were meant to be stored in such a way that if they became a problem, they didn't interact with the living space. Now

Natural Resources committee  Good morning. Thank you for inviting the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs here today. My name is Keven Lefebvre. I'm the fire chief for Leduc County in Alberta. I'm an elected CAFC board member and co-chair of the CAFC’s building codes committee. I am also a member of the a