Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canadians want to see the military come to their aid during natural disasters, and the Armed Forces will remain a key part of the government's response.
"There is just something, I think, incredibly reassuring to Canadians when the Canadian Armed Forces show up and men and women in uniform are out in their communities and they're sandbagging and helping people evacuate and get to safety," he said in a recent interview.Blair, who was moved from the Emergency Preparedness portfolio to head up Defence in last month's cabinet shuffle, has been involved in co-ordinating the federal government's response to various disasters.
"With the increasing frequency and intensity of these natural disasters, we're being called upon more and more to respond not necessarily as a force of last resort, but in some cases the force of first choice," he said on Oct. 6. Blair acknowledged the military has at times been the federal government's first call, rather than a last resort.
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