Ontario premier says Trump's criticism of Canada's efforts to stop wildfires is 'absolutely unacceptable'
Ford said 655,000 hectares are burning in Ontario as evacuations continue and U.S. air quality alerts spread from wildfire smoke.
- On Saturday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford called President Donald Trump's criticism of Canadian wildfire management "absolutely unacceptable." Trump blamed "incompetent" forest management on Friday and threatened to add the "incalculable cost" of pollution to tariffs on Canadian goods.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford reported on Saturday that 655,000 hectares—1.6 million acres—of forest are burning across Ontario. Federal officials noted 69 new fires were reported overnight, raising Canada's total active fires to 955.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's AirNow site rated air quality as "unhealthy" across southern Ontario, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. Parts of western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, were rated "very unhealthy."
- Ford stated that if Canada could ship softwood lumber to the United States without tariffs, "that would resolve a lot of the issues we face right now." He added there is "no limit" on spending to protect citizens, including evacuations from Fort Hope.
- Canadian natural resources minister Mike Harris said "much more favorable weather" is expected over coming days, potentially slowing wildfire activity. AccuWeather projected that smoke will have only minimal impact on Sunday's soccer World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium.
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Ontario premier calls Trump’s Canada wildfire tariff threat ‘unacceptable’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has criticized President Trump for threatening to increase tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke drifting into the United States, calling his comments “absolutely unacceptable.” Ford responded Saturday after Trump accused Canada of failing to properly maintain its forests and threatened to add the cost of smoke pollution to existing tariffs. “We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly main…
Doug Ford took stock on Saturday of the forest fires that are ravaging the province, while clearing an arrow at Donald Trump's administration.
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