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By Jeremy Simes 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\u2019s 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 does not need Ottawa’s assistance. Saskatchewan is currently receiving firefighter assistance from other provinces and the United States as it battles… <\/p>\n

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By Jeremy Simes 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\u2019s 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 does not need Ottawa’s assistance. Saskatchewan is currently receiving firefighter assistance from other provinces and the United States as it battles... <\/p>\n

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