Trump ties Canada’s wildfire smoke to a fresh tariff threat
“There was nothing remaining,” Hoppe said.
Thunder Bay is at full capacity sheltering evacuees, Mayor Ken Boshcoff told the same outlet, while CNN reported that more than 30 homes were lost in Collins.
Trump’s remarks followed days of criticism from US politicians, including a group of Michigan Republicans, BNN Bloomberg reported.
Dimitris Soudas, a former communications director to prime minister Stephen Harper, defended Canada on X, arguing that no country could strip combustible material across forests on Canada’s scale.
Mr. President,
Wildfires do not recognize international borders. Smoke crosses borders just as hurricanes, floods, droughts, and pollution do. Canada has never blamed the United States for the smoke from California, Oregon, or Washington, just as we would not expect Americans to… https://t.co/JdEmFlCq9r
— Dimitris Soudas 🇨🇦⚜️🇬🇷☦️ 13.12.1943 (@DimitrisSoudas) July 17, 2026
Climate experts link rising temperatures to drier timber and longer fire seasons.
