Canada looks abroad for federal disaster relief agency ideas

Unlike many countries of its size and wealth, Canada doesn’t have a federal disaster response agency. The provinces, rather, are largely in charge of leading response efforts to floods and wildfires. Some people say that needs to change. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.

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