In early 2013, the Canadian Forces (CF) starting charging municipalities and provinces for help in 'emergencies such as floods and wildfires, according to internal Defence Department documents.'
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| Red River in Manitoba - troops |
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| Alida, in southeast Saskatchewan - troops |
MacKay’s briefing note says that while the Canadian Forces mandate is to
defend Canada and help exercise its sovereignty, assistance in the case
of an emergency “should be viewed as a ‘force of last resort,’ to be
requested only when all other civilian options and assets have been
exhausted.” source
Except for
fishing trips. In other news, January 2012, 14-year-old
Burton Winters walked 19 kilometres before he froze to death in Newfoundland. It was a search
start delay of 36 hours and a full night.
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