U.S. Representatives Send Letter To Canadian Ambassador Complaining About Wildfire Smoke.

One of the more ridiculous moves in a while.

Now I’m sure these representatives were receiving numerous complaints from their constituents who didn’t like the handful of hazy days they had to endure as wildfires across Canada tore through communities and ate up millions of acres. However, to pen a letter to the Ambassador of Canada to ask for the smoke to stop seems pretty ridiculous.

Currently, the United States is providing resources, crews, and Teams to help suppress the ongoing fires in Canada, and one of the Teams up there just got approved for an extension. Following this extension, the United States will put a pause on further support due to ongoing wildfire activity in the U.S.

I’m not sure what the Reps expect to come from a letter like this, but it has to be one of the whiniest international diplomatic communications in a while. They raise valid points about forest management and the arson fires in Saskatchewan, but in all honesty, do they expect a comprehensive response from Canada regarding wildfire smoke?

Here is the International letter sent by members of Congress:

Dear Ambassador Hillman.

We write to you today on behalf of our constituents who have had to deal with suffocating Canadian wildfire smoke filling the air to begin the summer. As we are entering the height of the fire season, we would like to know how your government plans on mitigating wildfire and the smoke that makes its way south.

As I'm sure you know, this is not the first year Canadian wildfire smoke has been an issue. In 2023, Canada had its worst year for wildfires on record, last year's fire season was considered one of the worst, and this year seems to be a continuation of these previous years. While we know a key driver of this issue has been a lack of active forest management, we've also seen things like arson as another way multiple large wildfires have ignited in Canada. With all the technology that we have at our disposal, both in preventing and fighting wildfires, this worrisome trend can be reversed if proper action is taken.

Our constituents have been limited in their ability to go outside and safely breathe due to the dangerous air quality the wildfire smoke has created. In our neck of the woods, summer months are the best time of the year to spend time outdoors recreating, enjoying time with family, and creating new memories, but this wildfire smoke makes it difficult to do all those things.

Canada has been a friendly neighbor of the United States and the states we represent, so given the significance of this issue we urge you to relay this message to your government, in particular Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Forest Service.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to your response.

Rep. Finstad, Rep. Tiffany, Rep. Grotham, Rep, Fischbach, Rep. Stauber, Rep. Emmer

I mean, how do they expect the Canadian ambassador to respond to this?

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