By Matthew Scace Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada. The leaders are calling it the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter and it’s believed to be a groundbreaking commitment for G7 leaders. It’s a timely statement, as Canada continues to face another destructive wildfire season that has forced thousands from their homes. In Manitoba earlier this week, some of the province’s 21,000 evacuees were given the green light to return home. “These increasingly extreme wildfires are endangering lives, affecting human health, destroying homes and ecosystems, and costing governments and taxpayers billions of dollars each year,” the leaders wrote in a joint statement. Wildfires have been mentioned in past G7 communiqu\u00e9s, but in far less… <\/p>\n
By Matthew Scace Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada. The leaders are calling it the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter and it’s believed to be a groundbreaking commitment for G7 leaders. It’s a timely statement, as Canada continues to face another destructive wildfire season that has forced thousands from their homes. In Manitoba earlier this week, some of the province’s 21,000 evacuees were given the green light to return home. “These increasingly extreme wildfires are endangering lives, affecting human health, destroying homes and ecosystems, and costing governments and taxpayers billions of dollars each year,” the leaders wrote in a joint statement. Wildfires have been mentioned in past G7 communiqu\u00e9s, but in far less... <\/p>\n