Trump now says he is going to war against smoke from Canada:
We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not
properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United
States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy
air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable! I
will call the Prime Minister during the day to find out what they are
going to do about it. The cost is incalculable! Canada has refused to
engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal, knowing that such
refusal will lead to exactly this result. This is Willful Negligence,
and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of
Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the
TARIFFS Canada is currently paying. Thank you for your attention to this
matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
As a former wildland forest fire fighter myself, who also was deployed to help the United States battle fires, this is quite a week for stupidity.
The north of Canada is almost completely uninhabited and there are no roads. The size of it is beyond comprehension and it’s nearly completely covered in boreal forest, which means it’s coniferous and that’s a type of tree that easily burns when it’s dry.
There is no amout of ‘forest management’ that anyone can do to prevent fires and once they’re up and burning,
Incredibly, two fires in Minnesota today crossed into Canada today. The Bear Trap Fire in the BWCA now 34,422 acres, crossing into Ontario. The other fire that crossed into Canada is the Thumb Fire, now 15,300+ acres. Here is a look at one of them.
If Trump has a solution for stopping forest fires, perhaps he should start in Minnesota?
In terms of markets, the Canadian dollar is unmoved on this because, naturally, it’s all hot air.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.