@scotchypoli@JayGenXer At least our smoke is wood and not chemical warfare, EVERYONE reporting says it smells like plastic, wood/grass smells NOTHING like plastic...
Today was the first day in forever it didn’t feel like instant swamp ass outside
but of course the air quality is trash by a rather hefty magnitude.
Man, fuck Canada.
I don’t want to "download the app" to pay for parking. I don’t want to "create an account" to see a menu. I don’t want to "provide feedback" on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash.
It's amazing just how much Canada acts like complete assholes towards Americans at every given opportunity and cry like whiny bitches whenever people call them out for their rotting culture. Canadians deserve to be bullied
I love how the goalposts has shifted from “it’s climate change not forest management” to “it’s def forest management but that’s too hard for us because Ontario is big.”
The fact that Canadians attack and insult Americans or try to change the subject instead of a simple “Yeah, it sucks. Our government should have done more to prevent this.” when an American mentions their kid being sick because of the smoke is so pathetic and disgusting.
We tried to raise concerns about this years ago.
Ontario’s forestry policy has allowed the continued aerial spraying of glyphosate across parts of the boreal forest to suppress deciduous species like aspen and birch in favor of conifer regeneration.
Now Northern Ontario is facing another devastating wildfire season: more than 100 active fires, evacuations, homes lost, and smoke spreading far beyond Canada’s borders. Air quality alerts and hazy skies are affecting not only Ontario cottage country and Toronto, but communities across much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
Wildfire risk is complex. But forest management decisions deserve serious scrutiny.
Many fire ecologists have noted that mixed forests containing more deciduous species can be more resilient to wildfire because trees like aspen and birch are generally less flammable and can help slow fire spread. Conifer-dominated forests, on the other hand, can support hotter, faster-moving crown fires under the right conditions.
So the question needs to be asked:
Are we managing our forests primarily for timber production, or are we prioritizing long-term ecological resilience and community protection?
Quebec banned forestry use of glyphosate in 2001. First Nations, environmental organizations, hunters, and many northern residents have repeatedly called for a re-examination of Ontario’s approach.
The smoke from these fires is a reminder that what happens in Northern Ontario doesn’t stay in Northern Ontario. It affects wildlife, tourism, public health, local economies, and millions of people living hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
How many more summers of smoke-filled skies will it take before we seriously reconsider how we manage one of the world’s most important forests?
@kiingofcanada@Mattchewtheblue@tayylorrmaee No, you’re failing to understand the point.
Wildfires in Cali weren’t disrupting your health and quality of life for 4 years in a row.