Canada would have no wildfires if it properly managed its forests

Claim summary

Canada would have no wildfires if it properly managed its forests

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2026-07-21; occurrence documented in the linked FactCheck.org report.

What the evidence shows

Boreal forests naturally experience fire, and warming has increased conditions favorable to large fires. Experts said removing debris across Canada’s vast forests could not eliminate those fires.

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Sources and attribution

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1. FactCheck.org: Major Driver of Worsening Canadian Wildfires Is Climate Change, Not Forest Mismanagement