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Wrong... Blame fossil fuel industry, blame the auto industry, blame tax cuts that result in the defunding of forestry management. and then most of all, blame ourselves for enabling all of the above

THEN we can join hands and fix this

American here. I was browsing all and saw this.

I'm not blaming Canada. I'm not aware that anyone is blaming Canada. The smoke comes from Canada. I'm frustrated with the smoke. So are you.

IMO it's like when a Canada goose shits in my yard. Im angry at the goose not Canada.

Welcome to the dystopian future ..... where we argue and fight with one another and maybe even start at a war or two about why our planet is falling apart ... rather than admitting we are all the problem and that we should do something about it.

Some people seem to think that you can rope off a "designated peeing area" in the swimming pool...

We all share one climate -- it doesn't matter where in the world you burn the coal or where the fires break out, we all suffer together. That's the reality that a lot of people all over the world don't seem to be willing to understand.

I've seen no mention of forest management in this thread. I'm no expert, and I realise this issue is a few concurrent problems, but it is, at least, partially Canada's fault for allowing clearcut forestry methods on such a broad scale. Old growth forests are somehwat resistant to fires. The undergrowth burns, but many trees do not. The "forests" planted by the forestry industry are essentially monocultures and they burn hot and burn fast.

My province blamed the latest wildfires on offroad vehicles and as a result banned the use of any off-road vehicle.

I’ve got an electric dirtbike that doesn’t even get warm anywhere and I was asked to dismount over this risk. Kinda silly if you ask me.

You know what? Whether or not these wildfires are a direct consequence of Canadian climate policy or not, Canada does not get nearly the blame it deserves for continually raping this planet and its people.

In all situations the best course of action is to simply blame Canada https://youtu.be/kYB6ZSwdrvM

Is this even true ? Is there anyone blaming Canada for this ?

I've not seen, or perhaps not paid attention to, any blame game. This is exactly what all the modeling for climate change predicts, and it's gonna get worse. So if people want to point fingers, the list of countries and industries that have produced most CHG gases ever, and currently, is easily available online.

Wait. Are people blaming anybody for this?

It's everyone's fault. Especially big corps, energy companies and some governments with less than good environmental policies that have been increasing greenhouse gas emissions for decades now. And the governments that have enabled them to do so.

We need to start taking forest management seriously in this country.

Human development has disrupted the natural forest cycle, and putting out every fire that threatens us is only making things worse. Couple that with the unknown consequences of climate change going forward, we need to be far more proactive than reactive.

Get ready for the blame game, because as climate change intensifies, that's gonna happen over and over again. We're leaving the "this may be real but is it man-made?" phase and entering the "okay, but it wasn't MY fault" phase.

The title of your post makes me think of the song…

Blame Canada, blame Canada with their…

My family to the north, hold strong. It sucks, and after spending several summers behind doors away from wildfire smoke, all I can say is stay safe and healthy. Our elders have failed the world and we’re paying for it.

it's because you don't sweep your forest floor! /s

They're just jealous that we even still have trees that can burn. Sorry, Manhattan.

What...next we'll get blame for the cold weather..?

We just need to tax it. 47 tons of real smoke flavoring. /s