Ottawa mobilizing military air transports to aid in B.C. wildfire response

Power & Politics

English - July 05, 2021 04:10 - 27 minutes - 25 MB - ★★★★ - 20 ratings
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As nearly 200 hundred wildfires burn across B.C., the federal government is mobilizing military air transport support for the province. Power & Politics speaks with Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, about the situation. Also on the pod today, we check in on the state of COVID-19 in the U.S. and the Power Panel weighs in on the latest signs a Canadian federal election could be imminent.