Northern Ontario's record wildfires have displaced thousands, mostly First Nations. Here's what's happening and why. #OntarioWildfires #FirstNations #ClimateCrisis

Northern Ontario is burning.

They say Ministry of Natural Resources didn’t impose restrictions quickly, leaving many vulnerable to wildfire spread.

Indigenous leaders and the auditor general gave Ontario several emergency management recommendations over the years. Little progress was made

A handler disconnected the call after the minister was asked about the province’s wildfire communications with Indigenous communities

The Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, located northwest of Lake Nipigon, has been destroyed by wildfires, forcing residents, including youth such as 16-year-old Monique McGuire, to evacuate by boat without Ontario provincial assistance. Shame on Doug Ford, premier of Ontario and his Cabinet Ministers, failing to coordinate with First Nation communities to evacuate! First Nations leaders are calling for accountability from the Ontario government, citing a failed emergency response and demanding financial guarantees for rebuilding amidst a massive evacuation to Thunder Bay and other Ontario regions.#firstnations #indigenous #wildfire #climatecrisis #canada

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Residents evacuate as wildfires spread in Ontario, Canada, with ash falling from the sky. Thousands ...

Massive wildfires devastate First Nations, choke Toronto's air, and spark a funding fight at Queen's Park. #OntarioWildfires #ClimateCrisis #CdnPoli

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via The Hill News — Ontario premier Doug Ford on Saturday blasted the criticism leveled at the Canadian government by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans over its handling of raging wildfires as “totally unacceptable.” “We’re trying to get through this,” Ford told reporters during a press conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario, calling the rhetoric coming from some in…