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Headline: New York Times, 7/17/2026
Map: Fox 2 Detroit
On Thursday, Mr. Carney did not directly address the accusations lobbed at his government by Republican lawmakers, but suggested the United States should do more to combat climate change, which scientists say is a significant factor in bigger, longer and fiercer wildfires.
In a statement released on Friday evening, Eleanor Olszewski, Canada’s minister of emergency management, defended the country’s forestry practices and blamed climate change for the fires and smoke.
“Warmer, drier weather is becoming more common, increasing wildfire risk in Canada and around the world,” she wrote. “Northern Ontario and Quebec, for example, received less than 40 percent of normal precipitation this June, with temperatures above historical averages.”
She added that “Canada is responding to this increasing risk with renewed focus” and had spent 12 billion Canadian dollars, about $8.5 billion, on “forests sustainability and fire prevention” since 2020.Earlier on Friday, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, was visibly frustrated with complaints fromAmericanGOP lawmakers about the smoke. [emphasis and clarification added]
Not the first time a GOP elected official has opened mouth and inserted foot:
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