You beat me to that. Why didn't he want to accept this aid?
I think Unionist nailed it. Politics, and we know everything takes a back seat to that.
Has trudeau made an apearence in Alberta yet?
no. there's no vogue photo op or anything else glamorous happening.
it's hardly a time for "uh's" and the anti-Trudeau sentiment in AB is high and getting higher by the day.
So are Albertan leaders all idiots? Does neither Notley nor whomever is leading the fire fight have the sense to say they need help? Or would they rather watch Ft. McMurray burn to the ground than ask for help out of pride?
The notion that Trudeau took this decision, refusing ALL international aid, even from the US, as a political statement is sheer stupidity. If anything accepting help from the US/Obama would have fed the friendship narrative the Liberals are selling. Attacking Trudeau rather than attacking neoliberalism will continue to lead to failure.