As fires rage, Canada urged to get on war footing
b'Forest fire season has come in with a bang. A record-setting blaze in Nova Scotia, plus sprawling fires in Alberta and now Quebec have claimed homes and forced tens of thousands to flee. \\n\\nPrime Minister Justin Trudeau warned this week federal modeling shows we\\u2019re entering an especially severe wildfire season. He also pledged the Canadian government would be there with \\u201cwhatever it takes to keep people safe, and provide support.\\u201d \\n\\nBut do we have the capacity? What is the plan to fight the fires of the future? \\n\\nWildfire ecologist Robert Gray explains why Canada should get on a \\u201cwar footing\\u201d to address these climate-change enhanced super-fires.\\n\\n For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts'