As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across parts of the United States, forestry experts say Canada could reduce the severity of some fires through more aggressive forest management.

US Response

President Donald Trump accused Canada of failing to properly manage its forests and threatened to factor the economic cost of the smoke into tariffs on Canadian imports.

Trump wrote on Truth Social, ‘We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air.’ He said he planned to call Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and accused Canada of refusing to engage in ‘basic Forest Management and Debris Removal,’ calling it ‘Willful Negligence.’

Expert Opinions

Andrew Hale, a Canadian fellow at Advancing American Freedom, argued that Canada’s wildfire policies have failed to prioritize forest management. ‘Canada has a policy of not keeping reservoirs. They also will not cut firebreaks and will not thin their forests,’ Hale told Fox News Digital.

Jason Hayes, a senior research fellow in energy and environmental policy at the Heritage Foundation, said the practical solution is to spend more time managing forests before fires begin rather than relying primarily on emergency response after they start.

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