OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing back against suggestions that it waited too long to act to combat the raging wildfire that made its way to Jasper’s historic resort town in Alberta late Wednesday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on X Wednesday night that his government had approved Alberta’s request for federal assistance and that it will be deploying resources from the Canadian Armed Forces, support for evacuation and more emergency wildfire resources to the province.

On Thursday, Trudeau, who is on vacation in British Columbia, will also be chairing an Incident Response Group meeting with senior ministers and officials to discuss the ongoing wildfires, according to a senior government official with knowledge of the matter.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is also set to hold a press conference on Thursday.