Resource Crunch at Federal Emergency Centre Caused ‘Significant Staff Exhaustion’

Resource Crunch at Federal Emergency Centre Caused ‘Significant Staff Exhaustion’
The burned-out Esso gas station in Jasper, Alta. is shown on July 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken
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Budget and staff challenges have left overworked employees exhausted and sapped morale at the federal nerve centre for managing forest fires and other national emergencies, an internal memo reveals.

The Public Safety Canada document also says the Government Operations Centre lacks both the capacity to fully modernize and the money for new digital tools.