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U.S. Republicans Press Canada on Wildfire Response After Manitoba’s Emergency Declaration

Six U.S. congressmen have asked Canada for detailed mitigation measures to protect Americans from wildfire smoke

Trees burned by wildfires in northern Manitoba are shown during a helicopter tour in the surrounding area of Flin Flon, Man., Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Deal-Pool
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TORONTO, ON - April 17 - A member of the Lands & Forests Consulting burn team walks through one of the areas undergoing a prescribed burn aimed at protecting and restoring the Black Oak Savannah ecosystem at High Park in Toronto. Lance McMillan/Toronto Star April-17-2025 (Lance McMillan/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Manitoba declared a second state of emergency on July 10 as more than 350 wildfires remained active and 105 were uncontrolled, according to Natural Resources Canada.
  • On July 7, six Republican House members led by Rep. Tom Tiffany wrote to Ambassador Kirsten Hillman seeking Ottawa’s forest management plan to curb smoke drifting into U.S. states.
  • Lawmakers cited hazardous air quality that has limited Americans’ outdoor activities and faulted Canada for passive forest management and instances of arson in fueling large blazes.
  • Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew denounced the Republicans as “ambulance chasers” for politicizing the crisis and commended U.S. firefighters assisting the provincial response.
  • Canadian officials underscore regular binational firefighting cooperation, and experts warn that climate change has doubled the risk of extreme wildfire conditions in parts of Canada.