Canada, U.S.

sign deal to better co-

ordinate fight against wildfires
fight against paying taxes.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan

Wilkinson and David Cohen, the U.S.
ambassador to Canada, signed a
MOU
memorandum of understanding Thursday to
improve cross-border cooperation on
wildfires. Canada-the US

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The two countries worked together last year.
The two countries will work together next year.
Present Perfect
While the as two countries have worked
it happens
together on an ad hoc basis for decades,
keyword - time reference
the new MOU deal formalizes that cooperation
and makes it easier for U.S. firefighters to
contribute to something specific ($, time, resources)
pitch in when Canada needs them to quell a
Everyone pitched in and bought Fred
fire, the
and vice-versa.
opposite is also true. a present for his retirement.
Everyone pitched in and cleaned the apartment.
As part of the deal, there's now a new
says, outlines, determines
"framework" that stipulates how firefighting
resources will be exchanged between the
two countries.
official processes that seem unnecessary
The deal is designed to cross-border
cut through red
tape and bring together the agencies on
both sides of the border that have a hand in
fighting these destructive fires.
to be involved with something or have influence on something
Who had a hand in the party?
The deal also calls for better information-
sharing so that both countries can stop a
fire before it spirals out of control.
lose control quickly
Our negotiations spiralled out of control.

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For example, Canada will now have easy
access to sophisticated U.S. satellite data
that can identify fires. deal with
The deal comes as Canada grapples with a
record-breaking wildfire season.
We’re grappling with the negotiations.
to move people/resources from one place to another.
The U.S. has already deployed more than
1,500 firefighters to Canada to help local
authorities. Canada has received support
from other countries like Australia, Chile
and South Africa. Can you help me out?
Can you help me?
Canadian firefighters have helped out the
neighbours in years past.

In 2020, for example, Canadian firefighters

were deployed to the northwestern U.S.
during a particularly ugly wildfire season.
Thank you for having my back when it comes to teaching me English.
"This is the kind of thing that Canada and
the U.S. can do together. We will always
have your back," Cohen said.
The U.S will always have Canada’s back.
To have one’s back = to support.
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