GOP Lawmakers Threaten Canada with Sanctions for Failing to Prevent Wildfires and Smoke Choking the U.S.
by Lowell Cauffiel
A U.S. Senator from Ohio has joined with Republican House members in neighboring Michigan in calling out Canada’s alleged forest mismanagement that has led to dozens of wildfires now blanketing the American Midwest and Northeast with toxic smoke.
Instead of the strong letter published this week by other House members, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a close Donald Trump ally, announced Thursday that he’s introducing a bill to sanction Canada and its officials over the wildfires.
“I’ll be introducing a bill next week to sanction Canada and the responsible Canadian government officials for this atrocity,” Moreno announced on X Thursday.
Smoke from the blazes has not only created hazardous breathing conditions, the smoke is having a serious economic impact.
Michigan is getting hit especially hard during the height of its lucrative tourism season when hundreds of thousands of families from the Detroit area, northern Indiana, and elsewhere head north to enjoy outdoor activities in the Great Lakes State.
Breitbart News obtained a photo of the normally busy I-75 near Gaylord, MI, this week, its lanes typically full of cars heading north for summertime travel, now empty with dense haze reducing visibility.