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Published on: 24. August 2023

Canada: Forest fires intensify contrasts in climate policy

August 18, 2023, West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada: Smoke and fire from the McDougall Creek wildfire, about 6 miles 10km northwest of West Kelowna is shown in an aerial image photographed on August 17, 2023, and provided from the British Columbia Wildfire Service. The McDougall Creek fire is burning in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Thousands are ordered to evacuate as wildfire threatens Kelowna, West Kelowna. West Kelowna Canada PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY - ZUMA 20230817_new_z03_071 Copyright: xBCxWildfirexServicex
Canada is ravaged by the worst wildfires in its history. But the political fronts hardly change: The Conservatives continue to oppose carbon taxes, Liberals advocate climate action, and the population questions the sense of the measures. The damage threatens economic growth.

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