NDP calls on Saskatchewan Premier to bring in military as wildfires force evacuations

The area in and around the town of La Ronge, Sask., is a major evacuation zone.

As wildfires devour buildings and force thousands from their homes in Saskatchewan, the Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe to ask for help from the military.

NDP Leader Carla Beck, in a letter to Moe Thursday, questioned what the premier was waiting for.

“Every available resource in our country must be deployed to fight these fires. We cannot afford to leave help on the table,” Beck wrote.

“I still remember the wildfires of 2015 and then-premier Brad Wall’s decision to bring in the military and call for a co-ordinated national response.”

Moe has not ruled out asking for federal aid but has said Saskatchewan d

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