Dear Mr. Trudeau:
British Columbia is at war, not with China or Russia or internet hackers or inflation. Our enemy is fire.
This year, the enemy is horrific and relentless and thanks to climate change, the years to come could be even more disastrous. Build us a world class military of the best firefighters, with the best firefighting equipment in the world.
Don't worry about jet fighters and submarines and tanks and guns. We need thousands of water bombers and helicopters and tens of thousands of well-trained, well-paid Canadian boots on the ground, ready year-round.
We need bulldozers to create new highways so that evacuations are safer. We need infrastructure in remote communities because internet and cell phone service are essential in times of danger.
Let us become the go-to firefighting army that other countries call on for help. We need to have the meanest, most relentless, bravest, elite firefighting military in the world.
You can do it! Make this army your legacy.
Sharon Egglestone
Prince George
