Canada Wildfires: Trudeau Gives Update on Worst-Ever Season

Wildfires continue to burn large tracts of forest in Canada, with little sign weather will provide much help to firefighters who are battling the blazes that are sending smoke over New York and other major cities.

More than 400 forest fires are still active across the country, and most of them are out of control. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada is living through its “worst wildfire season” in recorded history during a briefing with journalists in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Wildfires are poised to burn more land than ever in Canada, with over 3.8 million hectares (9.4 million acres) scorched so far, according to the Canadian National Fire Database. That’s about double the size of New Jersey.

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[jackcampbell]

This man definitely set his own country on fire.

[ohhgeese]

This is exactly what he wants, he probably started the 🔥!!

[glichasasha]

Hopefully the seventh carbon tax will put out the fires

[strollingthecity]

U can fool people but u can’t fool God

[GSpotter]

The U S national forestry service had data on their website for acres burned all the way back to the 1920s. It showed that during the 1920, s and 30's the amount of acres burned was 10 times what it is today.... Luckily I was able to save that data before they took it down... Now it only displays the data from the 1970s forward. I wonder why they removed the older data, could it be because it contradicts their current narrative? ..

[peterkornelson]

Everything this guys touches turns to a scandal or a major screwups please resighn justin

[Gago_ka]

He want to increase the carbon tax again that’s what he’s saying I’m gonna die paying carbon tax not from the smoke

[norplan]

Trudeau tell us your Resigning, Not something Canadians already know..

[bigperm]

Don't need arm forces, need fire fighters

[schmeesmclaren]

Bros lighting our northern brothers forests on fire in a hope to save his PM position. What a time to be alive

[prairiegirl]

Oh yeah - we should believe everything this fool says. This is ridiculous. I can't stand listening to his voice. Mentions the Canadian Armed Forces when he refuses to kit out our soldiers in Latvia, in war exercises along Danish soldiers who are kitted out in Canadian gear manufactured in Canada. Wow.

[kokigephart]

As soon as the higher carbon taxes kick in these weather events will all disappear.

[dkrawk]

Why is our money going to the ukriane????
Where is the carbon tax money that we all paid???
Canadian people are

[BallaBen]

SOLUTION: WATER PROOF PIPE SYSTEM WITH HOLES ON THE TOP OF THE PIPE. MILES APART, RUNNING IN VERTICAL LINES OF EACH OTHER. WHERE EVER THE FIRE IS LOCATED YOU TURN ON THE PIPE IN THE NEEDED LOCATION. Connect the pipe to the ocean water to save water

[NotALlama]

They shouldn't be called wildfires when they are started by people

[babannasuresh]

it is karma paying back for canada for unjustified war mongering....

[rogerramjet]

You can tell when he is lying....his lips are moving.

[edwardbarrett]

No forest management no controlled burns but he will use this as climate issues

[glenmarechal]

So he's gone on another trip off to Iceland 😡😡😡 probably going to give hundreds of millions of our dollars away to get a picture of someone shaking his hand.

[xaa]

Shame he did not mention the fact that the RCMP are investigating him currently.