Jenny Saulnier

“Climate change is here, and it’s fuelling the wildfires that threaten our homes, our families and our future. If we don’t act, this kind of devastation will happen again and again,” said [Nova Scotia wildfire victim] Jenny Saulnier. She and a group of firefighters and Indigenous peoples are demanding the federal government provide better support to Canada’s wildfire fighters, warning that without action, more of them will leave the job as fire seasons become longer and more intense. Harold Larson, a former wildfire fighter and a veteran firefighter from Vancouver said wildfire fighters are treated as seasonal workers, with low pay and a poor work-life balance, and should be treated better. The group, led by platform My Climate Plan, will be meeting with cabinet ministers and opposition MPs to outline their priorities and present them with a petition signed by some 6,500 people.