The Green Party of Canada says this week’s report from Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Jerry V. DeMarco makes clear that the federal government has failed to meet its own timeline for flood mapping.
“While this week’s audit did not report on the risks of other extreme weather events, those of us who have worked toward climate adaptation for decades are keenly aware that Canada is also not ready for wildfires, hurricanes, increased windstorms and tornadoes, storm surges, or the weather event most likely to kill large numbers of Canadians: heat domes,” said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. “We are staring down the barrel of what could be a deadly global-warming fuelled summer, and we are not ready.”
This week’s reports from the Auditor General and the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development make clear that federal flood-mapping targets, a basic measure of preparedness, have not been met. They also show that the federal government has not minimized climate risks to its own assets.
“There is a desperate need for early warning systems and coordination between all orders of government, including federal, provincial, territorial, local and Indigenous governments, both well before a disaster and during an emergency,” said Deputy Leader Mike Morrice. “The federal government must step up and play a key role in coordination and communication for climate emergency preparedness.”
The Green Party notes that it is deeply ironic that the Auditor General and the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development audits were released during National Emergency Preparedness Week, May 3–9, 2026.
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