By / Mia Rabson · The Canadian Press
Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help in the fight against one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian counterpart Wednesday that Canada is ready to do more.
In a phone conversation with Scott Morrison, Trudeau “expressed his condolences and sorrow on behalf of all Canadians for the deaths and destruction caused by the wildfires,” a statement from Trudeau’s office said afterward, and for “the major loss of wildlife and natural devastation.
“He recalled Australia’s past generous assistance to Canadian firefighters when wildfires spread through Canadian communities,” the statement said.
