Republicans Want to Sanction Canada for Not Stopping Wildfire Smoke From Entering the US
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The Republicans make no mention of experts’ warnings that the climate crisis is supercharging the wildfires.

Republican members of Congress are introducing legislation to impose sanctions on Canada over the fact that the smoke from wildfires has spread to the U.S. — an absurd effort to blame Canadian officials for the spread of the smoke without acknowledging the role of the climate crisis in supercharging the fires. In a statement, Sen. Bernie Moreno’s (R-Ohio) office says he blames Canada and…

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  • floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    The people blaming Canada are the same ones who choose to accelerate climate change by all means possible, for the sake of profit and Jesus and upsetting scientists and everyone who isn’t in their death cult.

    That said, and speaking as a Canadian, Canada does share responsibility for this situation. Its Liberal and Conservative federal governments have been content to pander to big polluting corporations, Carney continues to appoint oil execs to government positions, various Conservative provincial governments are still encouraging fossil fuel use and defunding efforts against climate change, and Alberta’s premier is a full-on wacko MAGA cultist. But US Republicans are in no position to lecture anyone on this stuff.