Ontario's government has thrown every available resource at the wildfire crisis — 150-plus fire crews, 80 aircraft and Canadian Armed Forces support — and the fact that no lives have been lost proves the response is working. Spending nearly $1.5 billion on wildland firefighting since 2018 and doubling base funding to $150 million annually isn't a talking point, it's a record. Politicizing this crisis with misinformation while communities are being kept safe is flat-out disgraceful.
Collins First Nation burned to the ground while provincial and federal agencies failed to warn residents or provide evacuation support — community members fled by boat with minutes to spare. The federal government won't even commit funding because Collins lacks Indian Act status, a bureaucratic technicality that could erase a community that has existed since time immemorial. Jurisdictional finger-pointing while homes are ash isn't a response — it's abandonment dressed up as policy.
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