Post by Lucretia BorgiaI'd been hoping someone would push a little harder!
http://youtu.be/PplXgujKADs
Great Canadian politician.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2025/01/update-on-canadas-response-to-the-wildfires-in-california.html
In addition to the two CL-415 water bombers sent in August 2024 to Los
Angeles, the province of Québec is deploying two other CL-415 water
bombers to support firefighting efforts in California. Québec also has
60 Type 1 wildland firefighters available and on standby for deployment.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/super-scooper-planes-fight-wildfires-are-rugged-reliable-rare-rcna187795
Other Super Scoopers operating in the U.S. are on loan from Canada, like
the Quebec 1 that was hit by the drone in L.A. Officials there have
leased a pair of CL-415 planes from the government of Quebec each fire
season for the past 31 years.
That partnership reflects the long history of cross-border
resource-sharing for wildfire control, Sweeney said, adding that he
hopes it will continue even as the challenges grow.
The incoming U.S. administration could throw a wild card into this
arrangement, with President-elect Donald Trump already threatening
tariffs of up to 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico. He also
suggested this month that he wanted to make Canada the 51st state,
adding to diplomatic tensions that factored into a leadership change
atop the country’s ruling party.