Trump looks to punish Canada for wildfires? Treat our allies better.

President Trump is treating one of America’s closest allies like an enemy — again.

The president has officially put Canada on notice over the wildfires and suggested the country should now pay the U.S. damages over the smoke drifting across the border.   

“I told them, I mean, ‘You got to stop these fires from coming in and, you know, poisoning our air,’ our air has been poisoned. I have a good relationship with Mark Carney, but you know we got to stop the fires up there. If we can help them, we’ll help them. But maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.” 

Yes, smoke from Canada’s wildfires has hurt air quality across parts of the United States. But these aren’t fires the Canadian government simply decided not to put out. Many of this summer’s largest fires were sparked by lightning strikes. As of this week, Canada is battling more than 800 active wildfires, with more than 180 considered out of control.  

And we, as a country, know exactly........

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