Republicans demand action as Canadian wildfire smoke poisons US air

For years, Americans have watched as thick, toxic smoke from Canadian wildfires rolls across our borders, turning our skies gray and making it dangerous just to step outside. Now, some Republican lawmakers are finally showing the backbone we’ve been waiting for. A U.S. Senator out of Ohio and steadfast House members from Michigan are leading the charge, demanding Canada be held accountable for the cloud of health hazards choking our people.

Where’s the outrage from the so-called environmental “experts?” For all their endless preaching about “Mother Earth,” the left looks the other way as Canada’s forests burn out of control. Canadian authorities talk a tough game on climate change, but clearly can’t manage their own backyard. Millions of Americans are forced to breathe dirty air because Canadian officials would rather grandstand at globalist climate summits than do the hard work to keep their forests safe and healthy.

Liberals here in the U.S. love lecturing us about carbon emissions and wildfires—blaming American farms, cars, and businesses for every shift in the weather. But when the smoke comes from Canada and floods our cities, suddenly they have nothing to say. Funny how the global elite never point fingers at each other. Maybe it’s easier to push their “Green New Deal” schemes than to demand real responsibility from our allies up north.

The fact is, our border is not a shield. The incompetence of foreign governments can—and clearly does—spill right into American homes, schools, and hospitals. When it’s our kids with asthma, our crops suffering, and our economy disrupted, we don’t need sweet words and empty apologies. We need action. Real leaders aren’t afraid to threaten sanctions or penalties to get results when polite requests fail. That’s what real national defense looks like.

Why should Americans keep breathing in Canada’s failures? If our own government refuses to stand up for us, maybe it’s time we send a message: take care of your forests, or we’ll make sure your pocketbook feels the heat.

Source: Breitbart