Trump Blames Canada for Forest Neglect as Smoke Crosses the Border

President Trump accused Canada of 'willful negligence' in forest management and threatened tariffs as wildfire smoke from Canadian fires drifts into the United States; experts say more aggressive fuel management, thinning, and prescribed burns could reduce fire severity, while Canada’s Senate committee warns climate change is intensifying fires and cites shortages in firefighting capacity and expertise, urging stronger prevention to curb border-crossing smoke.