It most certainly is needed for the people in my home province of Alberta. These fires are 4 hours north of me.
I have friends and family that have lost everything, and got out with what they had on their backs.
Over 80,000 Evacuated. Over 1600 buildings lost or fire damaged. Tens of thousands homeless, hundreds of pets lost.
http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/br ... fire-may5/
If you guys could put your bickering aside and help, you can donate here:
https://donate.redcross.ca/ea-action/ac ... n.id=50639