Ontario's Ford Rebukes Trump's Wildfire Tariff Threat as 191 Fires Burn
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Updated · CNN · Jul 17
Ontario's Ford Rebukes Trump's Wildfire Tariff Threat as 191 Fires Burn
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 17
Summary
Doug Ford called Donald Trump's threat to add wildfire pollution costs to tariffs on Canada "absolutely unacceptable," saying Ontario is battling 191 active fires and should not be blamed.
More than 100 million people in 18 states and Washington, DC, were under air-quality alerts after smoke spread from northeast Minnesota to southeast Virginia, prompting Trump to accuse Canada of failing to maintain its forests.
Ford countered that Canadian crews helped fight Southern California wildfires last year and said neighbors should support each other rather than trade threats; he also said Massachusetts offered help and Minnesota was already stretched.
The clash lands amid already tense US-Canada trade relations, with Trump seeking other legal routes to restore higher tariffs after a Supreme Court ruling curbed his emergency-powers approach.